The Bangladesh Army first inducted Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) in 1985 with the delivery of 192 HJ-73 ATGM launchers. In 2001 the Bangladesh Army purchased
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Bangladesh-Turkey defence cooperation increasing
Bangladesh and Turkey have strategic level defence cooperation since signing of a joint agreement back in the 1980s however things have taken off during the
BOF acquires artillery munitions technology from Turkey
A contract has been signed between Turkey and Bangladesh under the auspices of the Turkish Presidency of Defence Industry and the Armed Forces Division of
Bangladesh to make guided missiles indigenously
The Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (BOF) have taken up a project to manufacture sophisticated guided air defence and anti-tank missiles in Bangladesh for the first time
Bangladesh Army gets new assault rifles
The Bangladesh Army has selected a new assault rifle for induction. These new 7.62mm assault rifles will augment the existing locally manufactured BD-08, which are
Future assault rifle of the Bangladesh Army
The Bangladesh Army incorporated the Chinese Type 81 assault rifles and light machine guns in to the inventory. Production of the guns started at the
Bangladesh to manufacture new assault rifles locally
The BD-08 assault rifle manufactured at the Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (BOF) will be gradually replaced. The Army has looked in to both 7.62x39mm and 5.56mm
Artillery ammunition line to be procured
The Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (BOF) will procure heavy and medium caliber artillery ammunition line for manufacturing Western/NATO standard artillery ammunition within Bangladesh for the first
Bangladesh Army inducts new submachine guns
The Bangladesh Army has started inducting a new submachine gun to replace the existing Type 56 series of 7.62×39 mm weapons that have been in
BOF takes up 5 major projects in 2019
The Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (BOF) has taken up five major projects in 2019 in an effort to further support its armament manufacturing capabilities. The production