Bangladesh Army Equipment |
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| System | Source | Inventory | |||||||||||
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | ||||
| Personnel (In Thousands) [IISS *] | 90 | 101 | 120 | 110 | 126 | 126 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | |||
| Active | -- | -- | -- | -- | 200 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Reserve | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Border Guard | -- | -- | -- | -- | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Armor | 90 | 180 | 240 | 220 | 232 | 232 | 276 | 276 | 276 | 276 | |||
| Heavy Tanks ( > 50 Tons) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125mm | MBT-2000 | PRC | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | |
| Medium Tanks | 50 | 140 | 200 | 180 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 232 | |||
| 105mm | VT-5 | PRC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | 44 | 150 | |
| 105mm | Type 69/G1 | PRC | - | - | - | - | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | |
| 100mm | Type 591 | PRC | 50 | 80 | 200 | 180 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 130 | 24 | |
| Light Tanks (<25 Tons) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 85mm | Type 62 | PRC | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Armored Personnel Carriers | - | 58 | 130 | 230 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 235 | 200 | 200 | |||
| Tracked | .. | .. | 50 | 100 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 130 | 100 | 100 | |||
| 30mm | Type-62 IFV | PRC/BD | - | - | - | - | 14 | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | |
| 12.7mm | Type-62 APC | PRC/BD | - | - | - | 14 | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | ||
| 12.7mm | WZ-5312 | PRC | -- | -- | 50 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 7.62mm | MTLB | Russia | -- | -- | + | 50 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 130 | 100 | 100 | |
| Wheeled | .. | 58 | 80 | 130 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 105 | 100 | 100 | |||
| 14.5mm | BTR-70 / -803 | Russia | -- | 58 | 80 | 130 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 70 | |
| 12.7mm | Otokar Cobra | Turkey | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
| Artillery, Self-Propelled | - | - | - | - | 22 | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | |||
| 105mm | Type-62 SPH | PRC/BD | - | - | - | - | 22 | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | |
| Artillery, Towed | 100 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 343 | 343 | 343 | 330 | 310 | 310 | |||
| 130mm | Type 59 | PRC | -- | 40 | 40 | 40 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
| 122mm | Type 96 | PRC | -- | -- | -- | -- | 54 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
| 122mm | Type 54 | PRC | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
| 105mm | M101 | USA | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 105mm | M-56/A1 | India | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 150 | 150 | |
| Artillery, Rocket | - | +? | +? | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 122mm | U/I4 | U/I | -- | +? | +? | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Mortars | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 106 | 106 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 90 | |||
| 120mm | M-67 | Fmr Yugo | -- | -- | -- | -- | 95 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 90 | |
| 120mm | Type 53 | PRC | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 82mm | Type 53 / 87 | PRC | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 81mm | M29A1 | USA | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 11 | + | + | + | + | |
| Recoilless | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 238 | 238 | 230 | 230 | 200 | 18 | |||
| 106mm | M40 | USA | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 238 | 238 | 230 | 230 | 200 | 180 | |
| Artillery, Anti-Aircraft | - | 16 | 16 | 16 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 160 | 160 | 160 | |||
| 57mm | Type 59 | PRC | -- | + | + | + | 34 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
| 37mm | Type 65/74 | PRC | -- | -- | -- | -- | 132 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 130 | 130 | |
| 37mm | Type 55 | PRC | -- | 16 | 16 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Anti-Tank Guns | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 76mm | Type 54 | PRC | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 57mm | 6 Pounder | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Anti-Aircraft Missiles | - | - | + | + | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||
| QW-2 | PRC | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||
| HN-5A | PRC | -- | -- | + | + | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Fixed Wing Aircraft | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Piper PA-31T | Cheyenne | USA | -- | -- | -- | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cessna 337F | Skymaster | USA | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Cessna 152 | USA | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
Notes
* As is the case with several other South Asian armies, IISS appears to be substantially under-reporting the personnel strength of the Bangladesh military.
1 - Totals for Type 59 and Type 69 tanks include some number of armored recovery vehicles based on the same chassis.
2 - The IISS Military Balance reports some number of WZ-531 armored personnel carriers for both the 2005-2006 and 2010 periods. It is possible that this total was for vehicles assigned to a Bangladesh Army peacekeeping contingent deployed elsewhere and that after the deployment ended, the vehicles were returned to their owners.
3 - Totals for BTR-70s and BTR-80s may include some number of BTR-80A IFVs with 30mm cannon armament.
4 - The IISS Military Balance said that there were reportedly some number of 122mm MRLs for the 1995-1996 and 1999-2000 periods. The SIPRI Trade Register for Bangladesh makes no mention of such a transfer.
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