Bangladesh Navy

[LKJ86]

the contract also includes the one that is aft of the 522 ship

You mean the submarine?

 

[TopCat]

I am not sure about that.

If BD wants major systems like fighter aircraft, then it may
at the least have to give some sort of base to US. US cannot
make much money by selling weapons to a poor BD.

For f-16 or f-18 ..no they wont ask anything extra ordinary. They dont sell F-15 or F-22 or ARMAAM to anybody other than trusted ally.

 

[UKBengali]

Lol. Never gonna happen.

That is because BD will choose not to give US any base.
Same like it will never give base to China.
BD will have working relationships both with the West and China.

 

[Michael Corleone]

WTF you talking about??? USA usually dont sell high value assets to any LDC country for domestic political correctness. Once it goes to congress there will be a lot of questions asked by the members and they are not pretty. Besides BD always want a discount.. you know what I mean.
After the Rohingya debacle, I think BD can get some USA weapons if it can afford. It will pass.

I’m saying that us going for Russian high value products doesn’t necessarily mean sanctions by US because we won’t be allowed them in the first place... thanks to, you said it! Political interest

 

[LKJ86]

521&522

 

[Bilal9]

Lol. Never gonna happen.

Seems like you're privy to the discussions between the State Dept. and the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry.

Do enlighten us.

 

[Flynn Swagmire]

USN wants a base in BD.

Dont know anything about this matter.

BD must never allow any foreign bases on it's soil

No doubt.

Not really.. There will be enough people in USA who will push for BD cause. I know that country very well.

I dont think so! US is not UK or Canada. We are not much connected there.

For f-16 or f-18 ..no they wont ask anything extra ordinary. They dont sell F-15 or F-22 or ARMAAM to anybody other than trusted ally.

If no amraam then why should we even think about US jets?

 

[Michael Corleone]

I am not sure about that.

If BD wants major systems like fighter aircraft, then it may
at the least have to give some sort of base to US. US cannot
make much money by selling weapons to a poor BD.

Yep, they wanted to station a carrier fleet in Chittagong back in 2008 during military caretaker govt.

 

[mb444]

Yep, they wanted to station a carrier fleet in Chittagong back in 2008 during military caretaker govt.

This is not true. US has Diego Garcia for that. US wanting a base in BD is groundless in my opinion for the simple fact that such a request can not be refused by BD.

 

[TopCat]

Yep, they wanted to station a carrier fleet in Chittagong back in 2008 during military caretaker govt.

BoB is too shallow for carrier fleet. The then us ambassador asked whether their ships going to crawl to Chittagong. And he was correct after too much gossip.

 

[Michael Corleone]

This is not true. US has Diego Garcia for that. US wanting a base in BD is groundless in my opinion for the simple fact that such a request can not be refused by BD.

Reported in the media though

 

[LKJ86]

 

[UKBengali]

BoB is too shallow for carrier fleet. The then us ambassador asked whether their ships going to crawl to Chittagong. And he was correct after too much gossip.

That is not correct.

If the US built a naval base in Sonadia then the ships would only need to travel 100km to be in waters at least 200m deep and another 100-150km to be in waters 2000m deep. Apart from the far north(near BD and India) and the some parts of the Andaman sea the Bay of Bengal is more then deep enough for a carrier fleet.

A Virginia SSN only has draft height of 10m and so it would easily be able to dock into Sonadia port that is at least 15m in depth.

 

[TopCat]

That is not correct.

If the US built a naval base in Sonadia then the ships would only need to travel 100km to be in waters at least 200m deep and another 100-150km to be in waters 2000m deep. Apart from the far north(near BD and India) and the some parts of the Andaman sea the Bay of Bengal is more then deep enough for a carrier fleet.

A Virginia SSN only has draft height of 10m and so it would easily be able to dock into Sonadia port that is at least 15m in depth.

Nobody found out Sonadia till JAICA ran a feasibility for the Deep Sea port. Before that people were making stories about St. Martin Island for US 7th fleet...
Actually the whole drama started when US embassy lobbied for a US company who wanted to build a container terminal in Chittagong port.
Anyways, USA does not need a naval base in BD. I dont see any point for it anyways.

 

[UKBengali]

Nobody found out Sonadia till JAICA ran a feasibility for the Deep Sea port. Before that people were making stories about St. Martin Island for US 7th fleet...
Actually the whole drama started when US embassy lobbied for a US company who wanted to build a container terminal in Chittagong port.
Anyways, USA does not need a naval base in BD. I dont see any point for it anyways.

US Naval base in BD will checkmate both PLAN and IN in Bay of Bengal. China backs Myanmar as it provides an outlet to Bay of Bengal.
US economic and military aid would flow to BD if it agreed to host the USN.