List of equipment of the Bangladesh Army

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The following is a list of equipment of the Bangladesh Army.

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Bangladesh Army
Insignia of the Bangladesh Army
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Soldier gear and equipment

Service uniform

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Name Pattern Uniform Type Origin Notes
Military uniform
Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) Woodland Bangladesh [1]
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Communication equipments

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Manpack radio
Codan 2110M Manpack radio 200  Australia [2]
VHF-90M Manpack radio  Australia [3]
Sta R-173 VHF radio  Russia Used in BTR-80[4]
PRC-2080 Manpack radio  Australia [5]
PRC-2090 Manpack radio  Australia [5]
High frequency communication equipment
Radio relay system Microwave radio relay Used for secured communication during wartime.[6]
Motorola VXR-9000U Repeater Station  United States [7]
Leonardo MH-313X Microwave radio relay Italy [7]
CD-115E Digital Switchboard Portugal [7]
R-149MA3 Command and signals vehicle 10 Russia [6]
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Infantry weapons

Firearms

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Pistols
Browning Hi Power 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol  Belgium
 United States		 [8]
CF98 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol China [9][8]
Type 54 7.62×25mm Tokarev Semi-automatic pistol China [10][8]
Bersa Thunder 9 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol Argentina [11]
Submachine guns
KRISS Vector Gen II 9×19mm Parabellum Submachine gun  United States Used by Special Forces[12]
Heckler & Koch MP5 9×19mm Parabellum Submachine gun  West Germany Used by Special Forces[8]
Assault rifles
BD-08 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Bangladesh
 China		 Standard-issue rifle.

Produced under license by Bangladesh Ordnance Factories.[8][13]

Type 56 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Bangladesh
 China		 Assembled locally at BOF[14][8]
Carbine
M4 Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO Selective fire carbine  United States Used by Special Forces[8]
Zastava M59/66 7.62×39mm Semi-automatic carbine Yugoslavia Mainly used to fire the M60 rifle grenade.[14]
Machine guns
BD-15 7.62×39mm Light machine gun Bangladesh
 China		 LMG variant of BD-08 assault rifle.[15][16]
RPD 7.62×39mm Light machine gun Soviet Union [8]
Arsenal MG-1MS 7.62×54mm General-purpose machine gun Bulgaria Bulgarian modernised version of the PKM machine gun.
Type 80 7.62×54mm General-purpose machine gun  China Chinese modernised version of the PKM machine gun.
Zastava M87 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun Yugoslavia
Serbia		 Serbian version of the NSV machine gun.
DShK 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun Soviet Union [8][14]
Sniper rifle & DMR
Cyclone HSR 12.7x99mm NATO Anti-materiel rifle  United Kingdom HSR variant.[17]
AX308 7.62×51mm NATO Sniper rifle  United Kingdom [18]
SC-76 Thunderbolt 7.62×51mm NATO Sniper rifle  United Kingdom [18]
RPA Rangemaster 7.62×51mm NATO Sniper rifle  United Kingdom Rangemaster 7.62 variant.[18]
Dragunov sniper rifle 7.62×54mmR Designated marksman rifle  Soviet Union
China		 Chinese Type 85 variant.[8][19]
Grenade-based weapons
Arges 84 BD[20] Fragmentation hand grenade Bangladesh
Austria		 Licensed version of Austrian ARGES HG-84, manufactured under license by Bangladesh Ordnance Factories.[21]
STK 40 AGL 40x53mm grenade Automatic grenade launcher Singapore [22]
Milkor MGL 40×46mm grenade Revolver grenade launcher South Africa Mk1[23]
M60 rifle grenade 22 mm grenade Rifle Grenade Yugoslavia M60P1 variant.[24]
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Armored fighting vehicles

Combat tanks

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Tanks
Type 59 Durjoy Main battle tank 174 Bangladesh
China		 174 Type 59 tanks were upgraded to Type 59G(BD) Durjoy with kits from China in 2014–2019.[25][26]
Type 69-IIG Main battle tank 58 China 58 Type 69-IIA tanks upgraded to Type 69-IIG version with kits from China in 2010–2013.[27][26]
MBT-2000 Main battle tank 44 China [28][26]
VT-5 Light tank 44 China [28][26]
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Armored vehicles

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BTR 80 Armoured personnel carrier 330–645 (sources vary) Soviet Union [28][26]
MaxxPro Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle (MRAP) 81-141 (sources vary)  United States [28][26]
TATA MRAP Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle (MRAP) 11 India [29][30]
Otokar Cobra II Infantry mobility vehicle / MRAP 152-213 (sources vary) Turkey [28][26]
Otokar Cobra Infantry mobility vehicle 36-44 (sources vary) Turkey [28][26]
BOV M11 Armoured reconnaissance vehicle 8 Serbia [28][26]
Type 85 AFV APC/Command vehicle 50 China [28]
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Radars and fire control systems

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Radar systems
SLC-2 Weapon locating radar 10 China [31][32]
Oerlikon Skyguard-3 Fire control radar 4-8 (sources vary)  Switzerland Part of Oerlikon GDF-009 guns.[28][26]
FM-90's radar Fire control radar 6 China Part of FM-90 air defense system.[28][26]
FW-2 Fire control radar 6 China Part of CS/AA3 guns.
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Engineering vehicles

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Armoured recovery vehicle
Type 84 Armoured recovery vehicle 5 China [28][26]
Bomb disposal equipment
Bozena-5 Remote controlled mine clearing vehicle 1 Slovakia [33]
Dumper
Thwaites Dumper 2722E Dumper  United Kingdom [34]
Forklift
TCM FD 50 T 8 Forklift Japan [34]
Bulldozer
Caterpillar D4 Bulldozer  United States D4C, D4K, D4G, D4E variant.[35]
Caterpillar D6 Bulldozer  United States D6R variant.[36]
Caterpillar D7 Bulldozer  United States D7R variant.[36]
Caterpillar D8 Bulldozer  United States D8R variant.[37]
Excavator
Doosan Solar 210 W-V Excavator  Republic of Korea [38]
Doosan Solar 200 W-V Excavator  Republic of Korea [38]
Doosan DX-210WA Excavator  Republic of Korea [38]
Road roller
HD 90 Tandem Roller  South Africa [38]
HD 70 Tandem Roller  South Africa [38]
Loader
Caterpillar 924HZ Wheel Loader  United States [34]
Ahlmann AS 200 Wheel Loader Netherlands [35]
Crane
GR-120NL Crane Japan [34]
GR-300EX Crane Japan [34]
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Logistics and utility vehicles

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Pickup truck
Land Rover Defender Utility Vehicle  United Kingdom Assembled by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.[39]
KM 420 Utility Vehicle  Republic of Korea
Mitsubishi Delica Utility Vehicle Japan P15 and L300 series[40]
Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Utility Vehicle  Bangladesh

 Japan

 Assembled by Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.[39]
Ford Ranger Utility Vehicle  United States

 Thailand

 Currently produced in Thailand.
Toyota Hilux Utility Vehicle  Japan [40]
Mitsubishi L200 Utility Vehicle  Japan [40]
Staff car
Nissan Patrol Staff car Japan [40]
Tata Hexa Staff car 300 India [41][42]
Mitsubishi Pajero Staff car Japan [40]
Kia Cerato Staff car  Republic of Korea Kia Cerato EX variant.[43]
4x4 truck
Isuzu TS/TW series 4x4 truck Japan HTS-11G and 11J variant.[40]
Renault TRM 180.11 4x4 truck France [44]
BMC-235-16 4x4 truck Turkey [34]
Arunima Bolyan 4x4 truck Bangladesh [40]
6x4 truck
Volvo FM 6x4 truck Sweden FM 400 variant.[34]
Iveco EuroTrakker 6x4 truck Italy [45]
Astra HD9 6x4 truck 38 Italy [46]
Renault Kerax 380.34T 6x4 truck 10 France [47]
Renault CBH 6x4 truck France CBH 320 variant.[34]
6x6 truck
Tiema XC2200 6x6 truck China [40]
Jiefang CA-30 6x6 truck China [34]
Western Star 6x6 truck Canada [34]
KamAZ-43118 6x6 truck Russia [48]
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Air defence systems

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Surface-to-air missile systems
FM-90 Short range air defense 6 systems China 6 SAM systems with 275 missiles.[28][26]
Man-portable air-defense systems
QW-2 MANPADS Man-portable air-defense system 250 China Bangladesh procured 250 QW-2 missiles between 2004 and 2007, "presumably with an undisclosed number of gripstocks as well".[28][26][49]
FN-16 Man-portable air-defense system China [28][26]
QW-18A Man-portable air-defense system China
Anti-aircraft guns
Type 65 37 mm autocannon 132 China [26]
Type 74 37 mm autocannon China [26]
Type 59 57 mm autocannon 34 China [26]
Oerlikon GDF 35 mm autocannon 4–8 (sources vary)  Switzerland GDF-009 variant.[28][26][50]
CS/AA3 35 mm autocannon China Chinese variant of the Oerlikon GDF.[51]
Type 56 14.5 mm autocannon China [52]
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Artillery systems and rocket launchers

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Multiple rocket launchers
WS-22 122 mm 49 China According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Bangladesh received 18 units in 2016 and 31 in 2019.[28][26]
TRG-300 Tiger 300 mm 18–36 (sources vary) Turkey [28][26][53]
TRG-230 230 mm 18 Turkey [54][53]
Self-propelled artillery
Nora B-52 155 mm self-propelled howitzers 18-36 (sources vary) Serbia Serbia reported that the 6 Nora B-52 exported in 2013 were the K1 variant.[55][28][26]
Towed artillery
Mod 56 105 mm pack howitzer 85-170 (sources vary) Italy [28][26]
M-56 Howitzer 105 mm howitzer 56 Yugoslavia M56A1 variant.[28][56]
Type 59-1 130 mm field gun 62 China Chinese version of Soviet M-46 gun.[26]
Type 54 122 mm howitzer 57 China [28][26]
Type 96 122 mm howitzer 54 China Chinese version of Soviet D-30 howitzer.[28][26]
MKE Boran howitzer 105 mm Air transportable howitzer 18 Turkey Turkish modernized version of L118 light gun.[28][57][58][59][60]
M101 105 mm howitzer 50 United States M101A1 variant.[56] 50 delivered in 1982. Status uncertain.[28]
Type 83 122 mm howitzer 20 China Developed from Chinese Type 54 howitzer.[28][26]
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Mortars

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M50 120 mm 95 France The UBM-52 is the Hotchkiss-Brandt MO-120-AM50 built under license in Yugoslavia.[26][61]
UBM 52 120 mm Yugoslavia
Type 53 120 mm 50 People's Republic of China [28]
OFB E1 120 mm 18 India [62]
Type-87 82 mm 366 People's Republic of China [26]
M29A1 81 mm 11  United States [26]
BOF type-BD-20 60 mm Bangladesh 60 mm Infantry mortar.[63][64]
Type-93 60 mm 26 China [19]
Type-63 60 mm People's Republic of China [65]
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Anti-tank weapons

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Anti-tank guided missile systems
Metis-M1 Anti-tank missile 1200 Russia [66][28]
HJ-8/Baktar-Shikan Anti-tank missile 283 People's Republic of China
Pakistan		 114 delivered by China in 2001, 169 more delivered by Pakistan in 2004 according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.[28]
PF-98 Unguided anti-tank rocket launcher People's Republic of China [66][67]
Alcotán-100 PLOS assisted anti-tank rocket launcher system Spain [68]
Type-69 Rocket-propelled grenade 200 People's Republic of China [69]
M40 Recoilless rifle 238  United States M40A1 variant.[26] Replaced by PF-98 from active duty.
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Aircraft of aviation group

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Fixed-wing aircraft
Cessna 152 Aerobat Light aircraft 5  United States A152 Aerobat variant.[26][70]
DA40NG Basic trainer 4 Austria Two more on order.[28][70]
Airbus C-295W Transport aircraft 2 Spain [28][71][72]
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Utility aircraft 1  United States [26][71]
Helicopters
Mi-171Sh Transport helicopter with armed assault capabilities 5-6 (sources vary) Russia [26][71]
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin Utility helicopter 2 France AS365 N3+ variant[28][26][71]
Bell 407 GXi Utility helicopter 2  United States 5 on order [26][71][73]
Bell 206 Utility helicopter 1  United States [26][71]
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Bramor C4EYE Reconnaissance drone 36 Slovenia Procured in 2017.[74]
Bayraktar TB2 Unmanned combat aerial vehicle 6 Turkey [26][28]
RQ-21 Blackjack Unmanned aerial vehicle  United States On order[75]
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Watercrafts of Riverine Brigade

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Amphibious warfare ship
Type C (2012) class LCVP 2 Bangladesh Built by Khulna Shipyard. Specifications:- length: 19.85 m, breadth: 7 m, maximum speed: 15 knots.[76][77]
Shakti Sanchar LCT 1 Bangladesh Designed by GB Marine. Specifications:- length: 65.70, breadth: 7 m, deadweight: 440 MT. The LCT is capable of carrying 1 helicopter, 9 tanks and 150 troops.[78][79]
BS Jahangir LCT 1 China Bangladesh One Type 074 built by the People's Republic of China exists in the Bangladesh Army fleet.[80]
High speed boat
Kingfisher-29 High speed patrol boat 60 Canada [81]
Metal Shark Boat High speed interceptor boat 3[82]  United States 5 more on order.[82]
Sea Horse-13 High speed interceptor boat 2 Bangladesh Made by METACENTRE ltd.[83][84]
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