Bangladesh BangladeshNavy n Frigates 1 BNS Bangabandhu; modified Daewoo Ulsan class vessel upgraded with FM-90N/HQ-7 SAM equipped with AgustaWestland AW109 [extended] 2 BNS Abu Bakar and BNS Ali Haider are British Type 41 Leopard class frigates due to be replaced by Type 053H2 Jianghu-III class frigates, two of which will take over the names. 3 on order? BNS Abu Bakar, BNS Ali Haider and one other are ex-PRC Navy Type 053H2 Jianghu-III Class guided missile frigates 2 on order Surplus US Coast Guard Hamiltonclass cutters to transfer to Bangladesh Navy during 2013-2014 and refit with missile systems 1 Osman (PRC type 053H1 Jianghu II class) n Submarines 2 planned Negotiations on-going with ‘friendly country’, probablyChina n Corvettes 2 Durjoy class 2 ordered Type 056 class n Light Forces 2 Dhaleshwari (RN Castle class) OPVs; commissioned in April 2011 6 Kapatakhaya OPV (UK Islandclass) 1 Mahumnati PB (ROK Sea Dragon class) 1+1 LPC; first vessel launched at Wuchang Shipyard in August 2012, missile and gun equipped 1+4 Padma class 50 m patrol vessels are built locally by Khulna Shipyard, armed with 37 mm and 20 mm cannons. Padma commissioned in Jan 2013, four more are due for delivery in December 1 Nirbhoy PB (PRC Hainanclass) 2 Salam/Barkat (PRC Haizhui class) 1 Karnaphuli PB (Yugo. Krajievika class) 2 Durdharsha FAC (PRC Huangfeng class) 1 Durbar Missile FAC (PRC Hegu class) 1 BN name unknown (PRC Type 025 Huchuan class) 4 Shaheed FAC (PRC Shanghai II class); four vessels previously transferred to Coast Guard 4 Titash FAC (ROKSea Dolphin class); based atChittagong 16 Defender class PB donated by US n MCM 4 Shapla Class (UK River class); one ship also equipped for hydrographic survey 1 Sagar (PRC T43 class); equipped with Celsius Tech CMAS 36/29 mine detection sonar in 1998 n Amphibious Warfare 2 Shah Poran LCU; ex-US Army 5 Darshak LCT (PRC Yuchin class) 1 LSL 3 LCVP Notes: Requirement for AOR still not acted upon. Defence budget to grow by seven percent in 2013, naval funding expected to increase to help police internationally established EEZ withMyanmarand reportedly seeking two F-22P/Type 054 based frigates fromChina. The government announced in February that it had agreed to buy two submarines from an unspecified ally.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 07:33:49 +0000
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