Bangladesh Navy

[Banglar Bir]

plan of replacement of Fast attack craft is underway Combination of dedicated+multi-role FAC

 

[Bilal9]

plan of replacement of Fast attack craft is underway as most of the fast attack boats and torpedo boats are decommissioned
Combination of dedicated+multi-role FAC, ok i will not talk about more details

In my humble opinion - you can't really call a naval craft a FAC unless the speed is at least 40 knots or so (fast interception and asset insertion/extrication needs, using waterjet powering at least a third of the shaft power transmitted to the props), and they are properly armed (at least C704/C803 missile-equipped). I believe BN 037 class (Houjian class) and OSA classes which had this capability have almost all been de-commissioned. Some of our FAC craft also had sub-chaser capability if I am correct.

But Bangladesh has at least half a dozen yards now who are entirely capable of building these small FACs and integrating weapons systems on them. Heck- even our private yards build them for overseas customers. We should definitely ask for ToT and build these locally at either Navy yards at Narayanganj, Khulna, Chittagong or even Meghnaghat if need be. Plenty of (more than twenty plus) private yards fully capable of building these things.

Here is a thread from brother @Penguin sometime ago about definition of FACs,

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/bang...two-large-warships.396290/page-6#post-7669861

Well let's take a look at some newer Fast Attack Craft worldwide, shall we? Add some yourself if you want to discuss, or if you want, let's move the discussion off this thread to a new one.


Houbei 022 class (China) - (224 tons full load)

Azmat Class (Pakistan) - 560 tons

Ezzat Class (Egypt) or Ambassador class made by VT Halter Marine and Lockheed Martin (US) - 600 tons (probably the most advanced technology Missile FAC in use today)

Kılıç I and II class (Turkey) - a bit older, aging fast and large at 550 tons but potent nonetheless...

Hayabusa class (Japan) -240 tonnes

Gumdoksuri Class (Korea) - 200 tonnes

Damen-designed Indonesian-made KCR-60 Class (460 tons)

 

[monitor]

plan of replacement of Fast attack craft is underway as most of the fast attack boats and torpedo boats are decommissioned
Combination of dedicated+multi-role FAC, ok i will not talk about more details

What I read we are getting heavy corvette from a friendly country heavily engage in middle east .
My guess is Buyan class corvette from Russia.

 

[BDforever]

In my humble opinion - you can't really call a naval craft a FAC unless the speed is at least 40 knots or so (fast interception and asset insertion/extrication needs, using waterjet powering at least a third of the shaft power transmitted to the props), and they are properly armed (at least C704/C803 missile-equipped). I believe BN 037 class (Houjian class) and OSA classes which had this capability have almost all been de-commissioned. Some of our FAC craft also had sub-chaser capability if I am correct.

But Bangladesh has at least half a dozen yards now who are entirely capable of building these small FACs and integrating weapons systems on them. Heck- even our private yards build them for overseas customers. We should definitely ask for ToT and build these locally at either Navy yards at Narayanganj, Khulna, Chittagong or even Meghnaghat if need be. Plenty of (more than twenty plus) private yards fully capable of building these things.

Here is a thread from brother @Penguin sometime ago about definition of FACs,

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/bang...two-large-warships.396290/page-6#post-7669861

Well let's take a look at some newer Fast Attack Craft worldwide, shall we? Add some yourself if you want to discuss, or if you want, let's move the discussion off this thread to a new one.


Houbei 022 class (China) - (224 tons full load)

Azmat Class (Pakistan) - 560 tons

Ezzat Class (Egypt) or Ambassador class made by VT Halter Marine and Lockheed Martin (US) - 600 tons (probably the most advanced technology Missile FAC in use today)

Kılıç I and II class (Turkey) - a bit older, aging fast and large at 550 tons but potent nonetheless...

Hayabusa class (Japan) -240 tonnes

Gumdoksuri Class (Korea) - 200 tonnes

Damen-designed Indonesian-made KCR-60 Class (460 tons)

ahem, you talked so much but missed the real one
a code for you '22800' go figure what is that

What I read we are getting heavy corvette from a friendly country heavily engage in middle east .
My guess is Buyan class corvette from Russia.

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[Banglar Bir]

Defence Technology of Bangladesh-DTB খুলনা শিপইয়ার্ড লিমিটেড (KSY has started building) আজ বাংলাদেশ কোস্টগার্ড ( for BCG) এর জন্য আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে ৬ টি 6 X High Speed Patrol Boat বানানো শুরু করছে।

খুলনা শিপইয়ার্ডে আজ কোস্টগার্ডের প্রধান রিয়ার এডমিরাল আওরঙ্গজেব চৌধুরী এই প্রোজেক্টের উদ্বোধন করেছেন।
(ছবিটি প্রতীকী)
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[Banglar Bir]

Defense Update Bangladesh
Published on Nov 9, 2017
Bangladesh commissioned first home-made ASW warship BNS Durgam into active service. BNS Durgam is a Durjoy-class semi-stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare large patrol craft (LPC) of Bangladesh Navy built by the Khulna Shipyard Limited.

A shipbuilder from China provided technical assistances to make the ship.
This is the first Bangladesh made ASW warship.
Two ship in the class has been commissioned by the Honorable President of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh Advocate Abdul Hamid yesterday.
BNS Durgam ship design is the downsized version of the Chinese PLAN Type 056 stealth corvette.
First two ships of this class was built china for Bangladesh Navy.
Then china transfer the technology to Khulna Shipyard Limited. Here two dedicated ASW version BNS Durgam and BNS Nishan has been built and four more ships are expected to be built in the next two years.
Bangladesh Navy set a goal to build most of the naval ships in home.
As per that plan already some small patrol boats, tug boats, submarine tugs, landing craft utilities and tankers has been built in several shipyards. Chittagong Dry Dock Limited (CDDL) has been tasked to build large displacement guided missile frigates for the BN.

Defense Update Bangladesh
Published on Oct 30, 2017

Chittagong Dry Dock Limited will build heavy stealth frigates for the Bangladesh Navy. CDDL or Chittagong Dry Dock Ltd currently owned by the Bangladesh Navy (BN) established as a complementary to the Chittagong Port Authority under Bangladesh Steel & Engineering Corporation.

It was intended to maintenance and repair Bangladeshi flagships & those commercial cargo & container vessels touches Chittagong Port. In 2015 Government of Bangladesh handed over the CDDL to the BN.

After that the navy planned to build heavy frigates, large container vessels and alike. Already CDDL built a cargo vessel.
In order to commence building of Bangladesh Navy’s heavy frigate which would be a Chinese design, BN teamed up with Chinese Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co. (CSOC).

Bangladesh Navy slated to have 12-14 such heavy frigates within 2030. And, most importantly they want to build them at home which would commercially-offset a certain portion of money will cost the whole program. This frigate program will create a well number of jobs for local engineers, naval architect and many more.
Already Bangladeshi public-private shipbuilders showed successes in building small warships and various sized commercial cargo-container vessels which has been exported to the overseas market like EU.


Defense Update Bangladesh
Published on Mar 27, 2017

Bangladesh Navy now a three-dimensional armed force of the country by operating two Chinese Type 035G Ming-class submarine, which was commissioned in active in last 12 March this year.
Bangladesh Navy is constructing a new base at Rabanabad in Patuakhali named BNS Sher-E-Bangla, which will be the country's largest naval base with submarine berthing and aviation facilities. Meanwhile, a separate submarine base is under construction at Pekua in Cox's Bazar.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had observed the ceremony and inaugurate the commissioning of these 2 submarine of Bangladesh. BNS Sheikh Hasina is a new naval base being developed for the Bangladesh Navy. This will be the first full-fledged submarine base of Bangladesh Navy.
Sheikh Hasina laid the foundation stone of a submarine base in Pekua in the coastal city of Cox’s Bazar. China handed over the two Type 035G Ming-class submarines to the Bangladesh Navy on 14 November 2016.

 

[Bilal9]

ahem, you talked so much but missed the real one
a code for you '22800' go figure what is that


check up

I 'mis-underestimated' the resourcefulness of the Bangladesh Navy command.

This thing is brand new .

Yay and Double yay! Happy day!!

I will say Subhanallah again if they can get ToT for this

Kind of like a smaller version of Steregushchyi class.

I can't help but think that they could've reduced the radar signature a whole lot if they had incorporated a lightweight aluminium or steel alloy stealth (radar-signature reducing) structure ahead of the bridge like the Khareef class corvettes that BAE systems is building for the Royal Navy of Oman.

 

[Bilal9]

Specs:

Displacement: 800 tons
Length: 65 m (213 ft)
Beam: 10 m (33 ft)
Draught: 4 m (13 ft)
Draft: 2 m (7 ft)
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range: 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi)
Endurance: 15 days
Armament:

• 1 × 76.2 mm 59-caliber AK-176MA automatic dual-purpose gun
• 1 × Pantsir-M 3M89 Palash-Palma with Sosna RA missile (4+4 SAM in total 8 plus under reload units) or 2 × AK-630M CIWS (on first 2 vessels)
• 2 × 4 UKSK VLS cells with Kalibr-NKsystem or P-800 Onix
• 2 × 14.5 mm MTPU machineguns

Look at the red-letter part. If true, this could be the 'first ever' VLS equipped ship (light corvette) in our Navy. In fact, the entire subcontinent to date does not have VLS equipped ships yet, the sole exception being the Project 15A Kolkata class destroyers which are about ten times the displacement. @Penguin brother?

 

[TopCat]

We should stick to the current program in Khulna and Chittagong ship yard. Rather now focus on air force.

 

[UKBengali]

We should stick to the current program in Khulna and Chittagong ship yard. Rather now focus on air force.

Yep, BD should not get too many types of ships as it will be a training and maintenance nightmare.

 

[Banglar Bir]

Yep, BD should not get too many types of ships as it will be a training and maintenance nightmare.

As far as I can recollect,Bangladesh had planned for a full fledged Infantry Brigade along with all related compliments+ Helicopters, to be deployed overseas at a short notice,possibly for U.N mission,as well as for the use of routine rotation of our present U.N peacekeepers deployed in trouble torn regions across the Globe, thus instead of relying on commercially hired Ships, BA intended to purchase a dedicated Ship,thus achieving self reliance.
It needs to be noted here that, BN had decades earlier operated a large passenger ship named "BNS Hizbul Bahar".

 

[Ideas_R_Bulletproof]

Specs:

Displacement: 800 tons
Length: 65 m (213 ft)
Beam: 10 m (33 ft)
Draught: 4 m (13 ft)
Draft: 2 m (7 ft)
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range: 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi)
Endurance: 15 days
Armament:

• 1 × 76.2 mm 59-caliber AK-176MA automatic dual-purpose gun
• 1 × Pantsir-M 3M89 Palash-Palma with Sosna RA missile (4+4 SAM in total 8 plus under reload units) or 2 × AK-630M CIWS (on first 2 vessels)
• 2 × 4 UKSK VLS cells with Kalibr-NKsystem or P-800 Onix
• 2 × 14.5 mm MTPU machineguns

Look at the red-letter part. If true, this could be the 'first ever' VLS equipped ship (light corvette) in our Navy. In fact, the entire subcontinent to date does not have VLS equipped ships yet, the sole exception being the Project 15A Kolkata class destroyers which are about ten times the displacement. @Penguin brother?

a strategic strike capability has now become an urgent deterrent..... its quite evident now that if you don't have any strategic strike capability, you're a nobody and others will play with you..... our last several months' experience tells us that we simply don't have any other alternative.....

Russia has opened the lid of naval strategic strike capabilities when they fired land-attack cruise missiles from 1,500km away from a platform in the Caspian Sea that barely passed the size to be called a corvette....

this tech is the future.... small, but deadly strategic deterrent.... Russia knew that they would get orders for these after their Syria stunt....

 

[TopCat]

a strategic strike capability has now become an urgent deterrent..... its quite evident now that if you don't have any strategic strike capability, you're a nobody and others will play with you..... our last several months' experience tells us that we simply don't have any other alternative.....

Russia has opened the lid of naval strategic strike capabilities when they fired land-attack cruise missiles from 1,500km away from a platform in the Caspian Sea that barely passed the size to be called a corvette....

this tech is the future.... small, but deadly strategic deterrent.... Russia knew that they would get orders for these after their Syria stunt....

Russia cant export any missile exceeding range of 300km. So neither cruise nor anti ship missile we are getting along with the corvette.

 

[Banglar Bir]

Bangladesh Navy Ships In Mediterranean

Defense Update Bangladesh
Published on Nov 10, 2017
Bangladesh Navy currently serving a United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Lebanon.
The mission is dubbed as United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

Bangladesh Navy guided missile frigate BNS Ali Haider and large patrol craft BNS Nirmul has been deployed in the Mediterranean Sea as the Lebanon mission.
BN is the third navy serving in that area. First BNS Osman and BNS Madhumati was deployed. BN gaining valuable operational experiences by serving in the UNPK Missions in various parts of the world. Many of them are volatile.

By providing in the UN Missions Bangladesh also earning much needed foreign currencies which helping country’s economy.

 

[Banglar Bir]

Defence Technology of Bangladesh-DTB
বাংলাদেশ নেভি যুক্তরাজ্য থেকে একটি অত্যাধুনিক BN to purchase 1 X second hand modern Survey ship from the U.K সার্ভে শিপ কিনতে যাচ্ছে।
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