The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) recently received the last of five C-130J Super Hercules aircraft purchased from the UK Ministry of Defense in 2018 and 2019 as part of the… Continue reading "The Bangladesh Air Force Receives The Last Ex-RAF C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft"
In recent weeks, Bangladesh organized a large event named “Air Force Day” in the capital Dhaka to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the formation of the air force. The event,… Continue reading "Bangladesh Procures CİRİT Laser Guided Missiles From Roketsan For Its Falco Unmanned Aerial Vehicles"
The United States Ambassador to Dhaka, Peter Haas, attended an event last week at the Defense Service Command and Staff College (DSCSC), which trains Bangladeshi military officers. Addressing a group… Continue reading "US To Donate RQ-21 Blackjack Tactical Drones and Patrol Boats To Bangladesh"
Japan’s government announced on Wednesday that it had selected four Asia-Pacific nations as recipients for a new military grant assistance framework. Malaysia, the Philippines, Bangladesh and Fiji have been selected… Continue reading "Japan Selects Four Asia-Pacific Nations For New Military Assistance Scheme"
Shipyards in India and Bangladesh laid the keels for four and three ships each for their respective navies in the latter half of June. On June 17, the keel for… Continue reading "India & Bangladesh Lay Keels For Multiple Navy Ships"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week saw Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and much of our coverage… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (28 February – 4 March)"
Bangladesh received its fourth ex-RAF C-130J on 20 February, during a ceremony held in Dhaka. Newly painted and modernised by Marshall Aerospace, the aircraft joins three other former RAF short-bodied… Continue reading "Bangladesh Receives Fourth Ex-RAF C-130J"
The Bangladesh Ministry of Defense announced the delivery of the first batch of Roketsan’s TRG-300 Tiger missiles with a ceremony this week. The Bangladesh Army has already received two TRG-300… Continue reading "Roketsan Delivers The First Batch of TRG-300 Tiger Missile Systems To Bangladesh"