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Dornier Do-228NG MPA and Augusta Westand AW-139 in hangar,Bangladesh Navy Aviatation Wing.
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Bangladesh Air Force taking delivery of its upgraded and overhauled AN-32 "Batuzak" transport aircraft/bomber from Ukarine.

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©Sadman Al Samee

Bangladesh Army's BMTF ( Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory ) under the '902 heavy workshop is upgrading the old Type-59 light tank into a modern generation main battle tank with Chinese assistance known as Type-59(BD)G Durjoy with equipment equivalent to the Chinese Type-96 MBT. 174 tanks have been upgraded in the first batch.

Weapon upgrades are :
  • 125mm smoothbore main gun with new turret ( 28 rounds ) and also can fire APFSDS,HEAT-FS,HE-FS rounds as well.
  • Type-85 12.7×108mm anti-air machine gun (3000 round)
  • Co-axial 7.62mm GPMG (600 rounds)
  • 81mm smoke grenades
  • Ability to fire ATGMs ( Anti-Tank Guided Missile )


Other upgrades are :
  • Chinese 3rd generation ERA on front, turret and side skirts. Modular composite armor on turret front. Cage armor on back of turret to protect from RPG hits.
  • Nuclear radioactivity,Biological and Chemical ( NBC ) protection suite.
  • Collective fire supression system
  • Laser warning reciever
  • Laser designator
  • Fire control system
  • Tactical combat data link
  • Thermal and night imaging system
  • Laser range finder
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Active protection system
  • 730 HP diesel engine
  • VRC-2000L radio

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©Sadman Al Samee

Both of the photos are taken at the Military Hardware Display 2017 at Tejgaon Airbase.



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Bangladesh Air Force's F-7 BG1 armed with FT-2 precision guided glide bomb with a range of 90km.This aircraft is from the 35th Squadron "Thundercats" which is based at BAF Base Kumirtola,Dhaka.


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The newly procured Augusta Westland AW-119 training helicopter of Bangladesh Air Force.It bears the insignia of "Squadron-18".


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