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Equipment of the Bangladesh Army is a list of the equipment currently in use in the Bangladesh Army. It includes small arms, vehicles, artillery, and aircraft.

Small arms

Name	Image	Caliber	Type	Origin	Notes
Handgun
Browning Hi-Power		9×19mm Parabellum	Semi-automatic pistol	Belgium
Heckler & Koch P7M8		9×19mm Parabellum	Semi-automatic pistol	Germany
Type 92		9×19mm Parabellum	Semi-automatic pistol	China
Walther PPK		.32 ACP	Semi-automatic pistol	Germany
SIG Sauer P229		9×19mm Parabellum	Semi-automatic pistol	Switzerland Germany
Bersa TPR9		9×19mm Parabellum	Semi-automatic pistol	Argentina
Assault Rifle
BD-08		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Bangladesh	Licensed version of Type 81 assault rifle. Standard Service Rifle of Bangladesh Army.
Type 56	File:Norinco type 56.jpg	7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	China  Bangladesh	Manufactured locally at BOF.
SS2-V5		5.56×45mm NATO	Assault rifle	Indonesia
Carbine
M4 carbine		5.56×45mm NATO	Carbine	United States
Battle Rifle
Heckler & Koch G3		7.62×51mm NATO	Battle rifle	Germany  Bangladesh	Manufactured locally at BOF.G3A3, G3A4 & G3/SG-1 variants are in service.
Sniper Rifle
Type-85		7.62×54mmR	Designated marksman rifle	China
PSL		7.62×54mmR	Designated marksman rifle	Romania
Heckler & Koch MSG90		7.62×51mm NATO	Designated marksman rifle	Germany
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare	File:Accuracy International AW.png	7.62×51mm NATO	Sniper Rifle	United Kingdom
Accuracy International AWM		.338 Lapua Magnum	Sniper Rifle	United Kingdom
Submachine gun
Heckler & Koch MP5		9×19mm Parabellum	Submachine gun	Germany
Light Machine Gun
RPD		7.62×39mm	Squad automatic weapon/Light machine gun	Soviet Union
BD-08 LMG		7.62×39mm	Light machine gun	Bangladesh	Licensed version of Type 81 LMG
General-purpose machine gun
Rheinmetall MG 3		7.62×51mm NATO	General-purpose machine gun	Germany
Heckler & Koch HK21		7.62×51mm NATO	General-purpose machine gun	Germany	HK11A1 and HK21A1 variants
Heavy machine gun
KPV		14.5×114mm	Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
Type 54	File:Doushka desert.jpg	12.7×108mm	Heavy machine gun	China
Grenade
Arges HG-84		N/A	fragmentation hand grenade	Bangladesh	Licensed version of Austrian ARGES HG-84 manufactured under license by Bangladesh Ordnance Factories.

Anti-tank weapons

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Type 69		Rocket-propelled grenade	China	200
Type 98		Anti-tank Rocket	China		Added in 2013.
M40		Recoilless rifle	United States	238	M40A1 variant.According to the The Military Balance 2017 by IISS
Metis-M1		Anti-tank missile	Russia	1200	Added in 2013.
Red Arrow-8		Anti-tank missile	China	344	Ordered in 2000, 114 deliverd in 2001, 230 more deliverd in 2004 according to the SIPRI.

Mortars

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Type 53		120mm Mortar	China	50
Brandt F1		120mm Mortar	France	less than 95	Acoording to the Future Artillery Systems: 2016 Market Report, there are total 95 120mm mortars including Brandt F1,UB M52.
UB M52		120mm Mortar	Yugoslavia	less than 95	Acoording to the Future Artillery Systems: 2016 Market Report, there are total 95 120mm mortars including Brandt F1,UB M52.
Type 87		82mm Mortar	China	300+
M29		81mm Mortar	United States	11	M29A1 variant.
Type 63-1		60mm Mortar	China
Type 93		60mm Mortar	China

Tanks

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
MBT-2000/VT-1A		Main battle tank	China	44
Type 69-IIG		Main battle tank	China	58	58 Type 69-IIA tanks upgraded to Type 69-IIG version with kits from China in 2010-2013.
Type 59G(BD) Durjoy		Main battle tank	Bangladesh	474

Armored vehicles

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
DongFeng EQ2050		Light Utility vehicle	China
Otokar Cobra		Infantry mobility vehicle	Turkey	280	The 20 received in 2017 are the Otokar Cobra II and 250 received between mid of 2019 .
BOV M11		Armored reconnaissance vehicle	Serbia	20
RN-94		Armored ambulance	Romania	9	Delivered in 2005.
BTR-80		Armoured personnel carrier	Soviet Union  Russia	1200-1400(sources vary)
Type 85 Armored Command Vehicle		Armoured personnel carrier	China	50

Engineering Vehicles

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Type 653		Armoured recovery vehicle	China	5	5 Type 653 ARV received in 1993 and 3 Type 654 in 2012.
BREM-K		Armoured recovery vehicle	China	10+	In 2011 Bangladesh received 80 BTR-80s including unknown numbers of ARV.In 2016-17 Bangladesh received 340 BTR-80s Including 10 ARV version.
Type 79A		Pontoon bridge	China
Grove TM 750E		Crane	United States

Artillery

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Self-Propelled Artillery
Nora B-52		155 mm self-propelled gun	Serbia	18
WS-22		122 mm Self-propelled rocket launcher Rocket artillery	China	72
Towed Artillery
Type 59-1		130 mm Field gun	China	62
Type 96		122 mm Howitzer	China	54
Type 54/Type 54-1		122mm Field Howitzer	China	57
Type-83		122 mm Howitzer	China	20
M56A1		105 mm Howitzer	Yugoslavia, Serbia	56
L10A1		105 mm pack Howitzer	Italy	170	According to the The Military Balance 2017 by IISS

Air defence systems

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Missile
FN-16		MANPADS	China Bangladesh		As of 2015, Bangladesh Ordnance Factory had undertaken a plan for manufacturing "which would get real shape very soon".
QW-2 Vanguard 2		MANPADS	China	250	Between 2004 and 2007, the Bangladesh Army procured a shipment of 250 QW-2 missiles,presumably with an undisclosed number of gripstocks as well.
FM-90		SHORAD	China	2 regiments
Anti-aircraft guns
Type 65/74		Autocannon	China	132
Oerlikon GDF		Autocannon	Switzerland	2 system	GDF-009 variant.2 system more on order with skyguard radar.

Radars

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
SLC-2		Counter-battery radar	China
Skyguard		Fire-control radar	Switzerland		For Oerlikon GDF

Watercraft

Class	Image	Ships	Origin	Displacement	Notes
Shakti Sanchar class LCT		LCT Shakti Sanchar	Bangladesh	440	The 65 meters LCT can carry 9 tanks and 150 troops. It also has a helicopter deck. Designed by GB marine and built at Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited.
Yuhai-class landing ship		LCT BS Jahangir	China	800
Sea Horse Interceptor Boat		Sea Horse-1 Sea Horse-2	Bangladesh		The 14.50 meters Boat can carry 20 troops.Two Seahorses were successfully delivered to Bangladesh Army on 13th of November 2017. The handover ceremony was held in Dockyard and Engineering Works Ltd.

Aircraft

Aircraft	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan		Utility aircraft	United States	1	IISS 2011 also list one Piper PA-31T Cheyenne (IISS 2011, 226)
DA40NG		Light aircraft	Austria	0	6 on order from 2017 according to the SIPRI.
Airbus C-295W		Transport aircraft	Spain	1
Helicopters
Mi-171Sh		Combat helicopter	Russia	6
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin		Utility helicopter	France	2	AS365 N3+ variant.
Bell 206		Utility helicopter	United States	2-3 (sources vary)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Bramor C4EYE		Reconnaissance UAV	Slovenia	36

Utility Vehicle

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Toyota Land Cruiser		Utility Vehicle	Japan
Toyota Land Cruiser		Utility Pickup Truck	Japan
Land Rover Defender		Utility Vehicle	United Kingdom
KM 420		Utility Vehicle	South Korea
Mitsubishi L200		Utility Vehicle	Japan
Toyota Hilux		Utility Vehicle	Japan
Ford Ranger		Utility Vehicle	United States Thailand		Currently manufactured in Thailand
Mercedes Benz C280		Staff Car	Germany
Mitsubishi Pajero		Staff Car	Japan		4th gen.
Toyota Camry XV40		Staff Car	Japan
KIA Cerato		Staff Car	South Korea
Mitsubishi Lancer EX		Staff Car	Japan
Mitsubishi Lancer GLX		Staff Car	Japan
Nissan Sunny N16		Staff Car	Japan
Toyota Corolla E150		Staff Car	Japan
Toyota Corolla E100		Staff Car	Japan
Mitsubishi L300		Ambulance	Japan
Toyota Land Cruiser		Ambulance	Japan
Toyota HiAce		Ambulance	Japan
Volkswagen Crafter		Ambulance	Germany
Arunima Bolyan		Utility 4x4 truck	Bangladesh
Bedford MJ		Utility 4x4 truck	United Kingdom
Isuzu TSD-45		Utility 4x4 truck	Japan
ZIL-131		6x6 truck	Ukraine
Western Star M4866S		6x6 truck	United States
Tiema XC2200		6x6 truck	China
Mercedes-Benz 1117 A		Utility 4x4 truck	Germany
BeiBen 1928		Utility 4x4 truck	China
Renault TRM 180.11		Utility 4x4 truck	France
Sovamag TC 24		Utility 4x4 truck	France
Renault Midlum 240		Utility 4x4 truck	France
Renault Kerax 380.34T		6x4 truck	France
Iveco 380 Prime Mover		6x4 truck	Italy
Mitsubishi Fuso Prime mover		6x4 truck	Japan

Field Kitchen Units

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
AHB-2,5		Mobile Field Bakery System	Ukraine

Attire

Name	Pattern name(s)	Pattern	Images	Notes
Combat Uniform	Woodland			Emerging in the 1990s, a very brightly-colored woodland-style pattern came into use with Bangladeshi forces. Although similar to the US design, the shapes appear to be based on different drawings. This design is still in use today, although the colors have been changed a little from older versions.

See also

• Bangladesh Army
• East Bengal Regiment
• Bangladesh Infantry Regiment
• Bangladesh Army Aviation Group
• List of active Bangladesh military aircraft

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External links

• Official Website of Bangladesh Army
• Official Website of Bangladesh Army
• Library of Congress Country Studies assessment of Bangladesh Army (1988)
• Janes.com
• www.globalsecurity.org
• http://www.bof.gov.bd
• www.bmtf.com.bd

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