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1,330 tons. Customized C-13B variant of the Bangladesh Navy which lacks ASW torpedo and sonar. [15][16] Castle class. Guided missile corvette. BNS Bijoy (F35) BNS Dhaleshwari (F36) United Kingdom. 1,430 tons. The Bangladesh Navy upgraded Castle-class patrol vessels with more armaments and sensors.
In 2018, Commodore Mohammad Nazmul Karim said that two frigates would be commissioned in 2022, two by 2025 and two by 2030. However, the Bangladesh Navy added significant new requirements to the project mainly to adhere to NATO standards. As a result, many renowned European shipbuilding companies have shown interest.
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]
Louhajong, Munshiganj. Shariatpur, Madaripur. 6.15 km [3] Completed. $3.868 billion. Or, Tk 30,193 crore. Road and Rail. Padma multipurpose bridge is considered the most challenging construction project in the history of Bangladesh. [4] It is the longest bridge in Bangladesh, and the longest over Ganges River in terms of both span and the total ...
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.
1 × AgustaWestland AW109 SAR Helicopter. BNS Bangabandhu (Bengali: বানৌজা বঙ্গবন্ধু) is a guided-missile frigate of the Bangladesh Navy. She is currently based at Chattogram, serving with the Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN). She is currently the only frigate of the Bangladesh Navy armed with ASW torpedo ...
Forces Goal 2030. Forces Goal 2030 is a military modernization program which began in 2009 and was revised in 2017. It was designed to enhance the capabilities of three service branches of Bangladesh Armed Forces: the Army, the Navy and the Air Force. The primary focus of the modernization program is the reformation of the military organization ...
Two ex-Royal Navy frigates joined the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Umar Farooq and BNS Ali Haider in 1976 and 1978 respectively. In 1982, a third ex-Royal Navy frigate joined the BN as BNS Abu Bakr. The acquisition of these three frigates is considered the principal foundation of the Bangladesh Navy. It is the second largest branch of the armed forces.