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The Bangladesh Navy (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী, romanized: Bāṅlādēś Nôubāhinī) is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for the defence of Bangladesh's 118,813 square kilometres (45,874 sq mi) of maritime territorial area from any external threat, and the security of sea ports and exclusive economic zones of Bangladesh. [5]
The Bangladesh Navy currently operates two submarines, five guided missile frigates, two patrol frigates, six guided missile corvettes, minor surface combatants of various type of offshore patrol vessels, coastal patrol boats, missile boats, minesweepers, auxiliaries, amphibious landing craft and rapid response boats.
At that time, the navy was a force equipped with surface ships only. Coming in the new millennium, the Bangladesh Navy started to consider the necessity of being a three-dimensional force equipped with submarines and aircraft. It was the year of 2009 when the first two aircraft were ordered for the navy. The aircraft were two AgustaWestland ...
Ex-PLAN Xiangtan. First guided missile frigate of the Bangladesh Navy. Decommissioned in 2020. [citation needed] Ex- HMS Llandaff (F61). After brief use as museum ship from December 2015, [ 1] she was sold for demolition in Bangladesh in 2016. [ 2] Ex-HMS Lynx and ex-HMS Jaguar. [ 3] Replaced with two Type 053H2 Jianghu-III-class guided missile ...
The Bangladesh Navy frigate program is a planned project to build 6 multi-role stealth guided missile frigates for the Bangladesh Navy.In 2017, a plan for the frigate project under the Forces Goal 2030 plan was officially announced.
BNS Sheikh Hasina is a new naval base that has been developed for the Bangladesh Navy.This is the first ever full-fledged submarine base of Bangladesh Navy. Built at a cost of $1.21 billion, the base can accommodate a total of six submarines and eight warships at a time.
The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Chief of the Naval Staff since the independence of Bangladesh. Prior to 2016, from 2007 the appointment was held by a Vice Admiral (three-star naval officer) and from 1972 to 2007 CNS's rank was Rear Admiral. List of all Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy: [1]
ET-31 (Yu-4B) anti ship torpedoes. ET-40 anti submarine torpedoes [1] Naval mines in the lieu of torpedoes. Carries total 14 torpedoes or 32 naval mines. BNS Joyjatra is a Type 035G (Ming class) diesel electric submarine of the Bangladesh Navy. She is one of the first two submarines of the Bangladesh Navy.