Equipment of the Bangladesh Army

The following is a list of active service equipment of Bangladesh Army.

Tanks

Name Type Image Origin Quantity Notes
MBT-2000 Main battle tank  China 44
Type 69II MK2G Main battle tank  China 185 Upgraded by Bangladesh Army Engineers with new fire control system (FCS), laser range-finder, thermal imaging sights, data-link, laser warning receiver, explosive reactive armour (ERA) protection, fire suppression system and NBC suite. New communications and navigation equipment were added also.
Type 69II Main battle tank  China 65
Type 59 Main battle tank  China 186 Being upgraded to Type-59BD with Chinese help.

Armored Personnel Carrier

Name Type Picture Origin Quantity Notes
BTR-80 Armored Personnel Carrier  Russia 600+ 502 in service (14 ordered in 1994, 78 ordered in 2001 and 60 ordered in 2005; 118 of them intended for peacekeeping operations and financed through the UN). From 2008 to 2009 Bangladesh procured 140 BTR-80 which includes 120 APC, 10 ARV and 10 APC ambulance version. An additional 80 are on order since 2011. On 2012 Bangladesh procured 150 BTR-80 which includes 140 APC, 5 ARV and 5 APC ambulance version.
Otokar Cobra Armored Personnel Carrier  Turkey 250
BOV M11 Armored Personnel Carrier  Serbia 5 Bought along Nora B-52.
MT-LB Armored Personnel Carrier  Russia 66+ A tracked multipurpose fully amphibious APC.
M113 Armored Personnel Carrier  United States 10+ On lease for U.N. missions only.
BTR-T Armored Personnel Carrier  Bangladesh Russia 30+ Bangladesh Army Engineers converted and upgraded T-54A MBT into heavy APC / IFV.
Fahd 240 Armored Personnel Carrier  Egypt 66 A 4x4 APC.
Type 62 Armored Personnel Carrier  Bangladesh 22 Chinese Type 62 light tanks were converted to heavy APC by Bangladesh Army Engineers.
Type 85 Armored Personnel Carrier  China 50

Self-propelled artillery

Name Type Origin Notes
WS-22Multiple Launch Rocket SystemChina Assembled at Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory.[1]
Type 82 artilleryMultiple Launch Rocket SystemChina 6+ units.
Nora B-52Self-propelled howitzerSerbia 18 units. Received on 24 December 2013.

Towed artillery

Name Type Origin Notes
M 56A1105 mm field howitzer Serbia
M 56P105 mm field howitzer Serbia
Type 54-1122 mm field howitzer China
Type 83122 mm field howitzer China
Type 96122 mm field howitzer China
Type 59-1130 mm field howitzer China

Anti-tank missile

Name Type Origin Notes
9M133 Kornet Anti-tank guided missile Russia Ordered as part of $1.5 Billion arms procurement deal with Russia.
Metis-M Anti-tank guided missile Russia 120 Launcher and 1200 Missile.
HJ-8 Anti-tank guided missile China Ordered in 2001.
PF-98 Anti-tank guided missile China Received on 24 December 2013

Army Aviation

Aircraft Picture Role Origin Quantity Notes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
Cessna 152 Primary Trainer  USA 4
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Utility aircraft  USA 1
Helicopters
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin Utility helicopter  FRA 2[2]
Bell 206 Utility helicopter  USA 3

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