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Good to have a forum back for us.I had been a member of the original BDMil forum since 2012 and missed the forum. Hopefully this forum will continue and we will enjoy much detailed discussion from now on. Thanks to Mohammed Khaled for informing me about joining here.

The Bangladesh and United States are set to sign two important bilateral defence agreements including: General Security Of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA) GSOMIA The GSOMIA is a foundational government-to-government bilateral agreement that will permit greater collaboration and sharing of classified military information in the form of intelligence and classified information US defence equipment. GSOMIA is a reciprocal, legally-binding agreement that ensures governments understand and commit to protect classified military information at an equivalent level of security. “It does not obligate or commit governments to share classified information or material, it only ensures equivalent protection of the information if shared,” the official said. Washington has GSOMIA agreements with 76 partners across the globe, including several countries in South Asia. GSOMIA serves to strengthen cooperation to advance shared interests of trusted partners. As the US-Bangladesh relationship continues to grow, GSOMIA is essential to enabling the cooperation we both seek. “For Foreign Military Sales (FMS) or GSOMIA, our security authorities would work closely with your security authorities to develop a security plan and standard operating procedures to implement required security measures.” ACSA The purpose of the ACSA is to allow the US and partner nation forces to procure and pay for common types of logistical support, supplies, and services in a way that simplifies cooperation. “ACSA agreements do not in any way commit a partner nation to military action nor do they authorise the stationing of ships, aircraft, or military personnel in foreign countries.” “They only serve to simplify the procurement and payment of logistic support, supplies, and services between partner forces,” said the official. The United States has an ACSA agreement with over 100 countries, including India and Sri Lanka. As a mutual logistics support agreement, for example, an ACSA could facilitate the transfer of fuel from the Bangladesh military to visiting US naval ships participating in the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise. “It could also improve the United States’ ability to respond to any potential humanitarian or natural disasters involving Bangladesh and facilitate the transfer of fuel from the US military to Bangladesh naval ships operating outside of their normal areas; thereby eliminating the need to contract with commercial vendors,” the official said to cite an example.

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Hello my dear Bangladeshis, greetings from Kuwait. Very nice to finally see a Bangladeshi forum, looking forward to interacting with everyone and having good discussions. Joy Bangla!

Glad to be part of this neat place.

Good evening gents, Thank you for inviting me.

That's correct, thanks for understanding.

Yeah, I had thee same question but now its verified by default. I guess this is effective to keep spammers away from important areas.

Welcome to the forum. I request all members to invite their friends who were members or who are looking for something like this to have friendly, respectful discussions while knowing we maintain their utmost privacy and security.

Thanks Syed and Khaled bhai for helping out with my account sign-up issue!

Special Service Group (SSG)

Found some IAF pics from their Republic Day Parade rehearsals so I thought I might share them here.

MCMV: Previous 12, now 8 KA-31: Previous 10, now 6 More P-8s: Previous 10, now 6 LPD: Previous 4, now scrapped Cadet training ship: to be terminated Indian Navy cutting down on procurement due to Budget cuts The rationalisation process has been initiated after consecutive budgets where projected demands of the Navy have not been met. In the current budget, for example, the Navy was allocated Rs 41,259 crore against the projected amount of Rs 64,307 crore, which officials say is not even adequate to continue annual payments for acquisition contracts already signed. With forced budget cuts hitting hard, the Indian Navy is pulling back on procurement of combat systems, cutting down on the numbers planned to be acquired in some cases and foreclosing other projects that have hit a dead end. The rationalisation process, which is likely to be approved by the defence ministry, has been initiated after consecutive budgets whereprojected demands of the Navy have not been met. In the current budget, for example, the Navy was allocated 41,259 crore against... https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-navy-trims-acquisition-list-due-to-budget-cuts/articleshow/73281243.cms

Two Type 053H3 frigates of the Bangladesh Navy visited Port of Klang enroute to Bangladesh.

okay understood. Can I share forum link with my friends?

Understood. Thanks for the clarification.

What does it have to do with forensics lab? Everyone knows the land department is the most corrupt unit of the state institutions. Your aunt should have known better and nephew should know not to make off topic comments or conjectures.

How many innocents are selling Yaba and cultivating poppy fields? Rather than blaming the government, which is fashionable by some citizens should support their good efforts. I have no problems people raising questions about financial irregularities but I think drugs are a worse menace than Islamist terrorism and should be dealt with using the full force of the state.

Really excited about the Apache purchase, but I reckon they should get another 8 - 16 units. Regardless, looking forward to see what more the armed forces can obtain from the US now that the initial steps have been made.

There is nothing better than the sound of tank columns. Thanks for the quality shots.

Welcome to our forum.

Done, thank you.

The AH-64E should be summed up as a confidence building measure of sorts to improve defence ties between the two new friends. If the program is executed successfully BAF should request sale of C-17 and P-8 aircraft to shore up transport and ASW capabilities. Navy purchases are easier had from UK or even Italy.

India's defence budget is very substantial from a regional stand point however it is not the one with which India can maintain a competitiveness with China. Their domestic defence industries also failed to support the requirement of their armed forces forcing the Indian military to purchase most of their arms from abroad. This in short would render their combat capabilities limited. Without substantial improvement of ties with neighbouring countries like Pakistan it would be premature to assume the Indian military would have the wherewithal to fight China.

Good to see you here. Please inform the other regulars because we are not returning to Facebook.

A Burmese Jf-17 at Pathein Air Force Base, Ayeyarwady Region, Southern Myanmar

Welcome to our forum Hridoy.

I am with defence for 12 years. Here am a moderator. Hope we all go along well

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