List of equipment of the Bangladesh Navy

Bangladesh Navy
Crest of the Bangladesh Navy

The following is a list of equipment of the Bangladesh Navy.

Vessel based weapon systems

Machine guns

Image Name Origin Type Caliber Notes
M240B  United States General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm Used on Defender-class boats.
L44A1
(FN MAG)
 Belgium
 United Kingdom
General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm Used on Island-class OPV, Meghna-class OPV, River-class Minesweeper
CIS 50MG  Singapore Heavy machine gun 12.7×99mm Used on the Padma-class since the ordering of additional vessels in 2019.[1]

Missiles

Image Name Origin Type Range Notes
Otomat Mk 2 Block IV  Italy
 France
Anti-ship missile 180 km[2] 10 units delivered 2001,[3] to be used by BNS Khalid Bin Walid[4]
C-802  People's Republic of China Anti-ship missile 180 km 10 delivered 2008,[5] to be used by Type 056 corvettes[4]
C-802A  People's Republic of China Anti-ship missile 180 km 90 delivered 2014-19,[3] to be used by Type 053H3 frigates and Type 053H2 frigates[4]
C-704  People's Republic of China Anti-ship missile 35 km 16 delivered 2013,[3] to be used by Castle-class patrol vessels, Type 021 missile boats, and Durjoy-class patrol craft[4]
FM-90N  People's Republic of China Surface-to-air missile 15 km 275 delivered 2007-22,[3] to be used by Type 053H3 frigates[4]
FL-3000N  People's Republic of China Surface-to-air missile 9 km 100 delivered 2015-19,[3] to be used by Type 056 corvettes[4]

Torpedos

Image Name Origin Type Range Notes
Yu-4  People's Republic of China Torpedo 6-15 km 60 units delivered in 2016,[3] to be used by Type 035 submarines[4]
A244-S  Italy Torpedo 13.5 km 10 delivered 2001,[3] to be used by BNS Khalid Bin Walid[4]

References

  1. ^ "5 x Patrol Craft BN". Khulna Shipyard. Archived from the original on 5 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "OTOMAT MK2 BLOCK IV". MBDA. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Trade-Register-1971-2018.rft". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h International Institute for Strategic Studies (2025). "Chapter Five: Asia". The Military Balance. 120 (1): 235. doi:10.1080/04597222.2025.2445477.
  5. ^ "Trade-Register-1971-2018.rft". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2019.