Bangladesh Navy indigenous Frigate development program.

[UKBengali]

Good News. Its good to see a Muslim majority state develop indigenous defence equipment.

Thanks Bro. This is the start of a road that will take many decades in order to reach full
self-sufficiency.

 

[UKBengali]

Bangladesh can go and mingle with their parent country for all they want just don't come to us crying like you guys did the last time when things go South.

Always remember your fallen heros and the ideology for which they fought for and you will find India always standing right by your side.

Dude, BD and Pakistan have no interest in re-uniting.

 

[Penguin]

I would like to hear more about indias current aircraft carrier from @Penguin and his thoughts on regards to what US military have to say about Indian AC

Good choice for COGAG propulsion (whether 4 LM2500+ or 4 Ukrainian Gtu's)
Self defence armament seems ok (4x 76mm Oto + 2 sets of VLS > likely 2x(2x8)=32 Barak 8)
Operational concept similar to Kuznetsov/Liaoning (and follow on)
Reasonably size airgroup, whether Mig-29K or other.

If and when it all finally comes together, not a bad ship imho (but that seems to be the problem, with design modifications and stuff ordered and coming in late from Russia etc).

 

[Michael Corleone]

With all due respect to your view - the time isn't really ripe to go into building AC's for Bangladesh Navy. Only Thailand is an exception (their AC built in Spain is rather small and is known jokingly as the world's largest 'Royal yacht').

AC have to be justified by naval doctrine and AFAIK ours does not dictate one - yet. The Vikrant being built in India is only 40,000 tons, rather small by US standards (newer US AC's are all in the 100,000 ton class).

We could however start small by inducting LHA's or Helicopter carriers, which is where modern naval thinking for amphibious operations is going for parking a support ship offshore. The Japanese are big proponents of LHA's. Here is JDS Hyuga.

Here is the ENS Anwar El Sadat Heli-Carrier of the Egyptian Navy (French Mistral class),

The bottom door in the rear opens to allow amphibious tanks and LCTs to carry troops and reinforcements off shore while the top is a landing pad for Helis.

I was talking about frigates, corvettes and such. Bangladesh can't build aircraft carrier even in the near future. There is no need for such either.

 

[TopCat]

I was talking about frigates, corvettes and such. Bangladesh can't build aircraft carrier even in the near future. There is no need for such either.

A country first need to build an aircraft before thinking of building a carrier for it. Only India could be an exception to it...

 

[gslv mk3]

A country first need to build an aircraft before thinking of building a carrier for it. Only India could be an exception to it...

lol, funny. There are numerous countries which operated one without developing the an aircraft.

 

[TopCat]

lol, funny. There are numerous countries which operated one without developing the an aircraft.

Can you name one?

 

[bluesky]

A country first need to build an aircraft before thinking of building a carrier for it. Only India could be an exception to it...

India does such things in scores. They do it only to lift their face in the international community. For India, many such things are just prestige projects.

 

[Michael Corleone]

A country first need to build an aircraft before thinking of building a carrier for it. Only India could be an exception to it...

Fighters for carriers and fighters for grounds are designed a bit differently....
And there are many countries that had an aircraft carrier without making the jets first

 

[gslv mk3]

Can you name one?

Heard of HMAS Melbourne ? HMAS Sydney ? Italian Aircraft Carrier Cavour ?

India does such things in scores. They do it only to lift their face in the international community. For India, many such things are just prestige projects.

Sure, so says someone from a country which saw the effectiveness of Indian carrier air arm in 1971. Remember how the ports of Chittagong, Khulna & Chalna were disabled in 1971 by the Sea hawks & the Alizes.

During the 1971 India-Pakistan conflict, the 18 aircraft White Tiger squadron embarked INS Vikrant on August 1971 and was ready for operations by November. Air strikes commenced on 4 December 1971 against targets in erstwhile East Pakistan. The first strike consisting of 8 Seahawks wrecked the facilities at Cox's Bazaar. In a mere 10 days, between 4 and 14 December, air strikes accounted for more than 100,776 tonnes of Pakistani shipping sunk and targets destroyed at Cox's Bazaar, Chittagong, Khulna, Chalna, Mongla, Do Harisal, Barisal, Chiringa and Bakarganj including airfields, shipping, AA positions, oil fields, ammunition dumps, harbours and troop positions. When the conflict ended, INAS 300 had not suffered a single loss. The squadron won one Maha Vir Chakra, five Vir Chakras, one Nao sena medal and four Mentions in Despatches.

 

[TopCat]

Heard of HMAS Melbourne ? HMAS Sydney ? Italian Aircraft Carrier Cavour ?

2nd ww relics.
Only countries which can make aircraft actually can field a ac in real war scenario. Others can only use that for show and supa pawa dream.

 

[gslv mk3]

2nd ww relics.

Lol, HMAS melbourne operated till 1982, Cavour was commissioned in 2008.

Only countries which can make aircraft actually can field a ac in real war scenario. Others can only use that for show and supa pawa dream.

Meh....history says otherwise. No wonder why Bangladeshis stay LDC, they are way too ignorant.

During the 1971 India-Pakistan conflict, the 18 aircraft White Tiger squadron embarked INS Vikrant on August 1971 and was ready for operations by November. Air strikes commenced on 4 December 1971 against targets in erstwhile East Pakistan. The first strike consisting of 8 Seahawks wrecked the facilities at Cox's Bazaar. In a mere 10 days, between 4 and 14 December, air strikes accounted for more than 100,776 tonnes of Pakistani shipping sunk and targets destroyed at Cox's Bazaar, Chittagong, Khulna, Chalna, Mongla, Do Harisal, Barisal, Chiringa and Bakarganj including airfields, shipping, AA positions, oil fields, ammunition dumps, harbours and troop positions. When the conflict ended, INAS 300 had not suffered a single loss. The squadron won one Maha Vir Chakra, five Vir Chakras, one Nao sena medal and four Mentions in Despatches.

 

[TopCat]

Lol, HMAS melbourne operated till 1982, Cavour was commissioned in 2008.

Cavour???? YOu mean Italy does not produce fighter jet???

 

[gslv mk3]

Cavour???? YOu mean Italy does not produce fighter jet???

It does not develop & manufacture the AV-8B Harrier used on the Cavour.

 

[ghost250]

Cavour???? YOu mean Italy does not produce fighter jet???

no...only "cow mataram india" can produce fighter jets...