Equipment of the Border Guard Bangladesh
The following is a list of the equipment currently in use by the Border Guards Bangladesh. It includes small arms, vehicles, vessels and aircraft.
| Border Guards Bangladesh | |
|---|---|
 Monogram of BGB |
Small arms
| Name | Image | Type | Notes | Caliber |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bersa Thunder 9 |  | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | |
| Type 56 carbine |  | Semi-automatic Carbine | Produced under license by BOF. Standard-issue rifle of BGB. Gradually being replaced by BD-08 and Type-56 assault rifles.[1] | 7.62×39mm |
| BD-08 |  | Assault rifle | Produced under license by BOF.[1] | 7.62×39mm |
| Type 56 assault rifle |  | Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | |
| Type 85 |  | Sniper rifle | 7.62×54mmR | |
| BD-15 |  | Light machine gun | LMG variant of BD-08 assault rifle. | 7.62×39mm |
| RPD |  | Light machine gun | 7.62×39mm |
Anti-tank weapons
| Name | Image | Type | Caliber | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK-3 Corsar |  | Anti-tank guided missile | 107mm | 500 ATGM | [2] |
| Alcotán-100 |  | PLOS based anti-tank rocket launcher | 100mm | 500 ATGM |
Utility vehicles
| Name | Image | Type | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polaris ATVs | ATV | 500 | Used for off-road patrolling.[3][4] | |
| KrAZ-Spartan | .jpg) | Armoured Personnel Carrier | 200 | |
| Otokar Cobra | .jpg) | Infantry mobility vehicle | 250 |
Aircraft
| Name | Image | Type | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mi-171E |  |
Helicopter | 2 | 2 in active service from 2020.[5][6] |
| Matrice 350 RTK |  |
Quadcopter |
Vessels
| Name | Image | Type | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGB Shah Jalal | .jpg) | Coastal Patrol Vessel | 1 | [7] |
| High speed interceptor vessel | Interceptor Vessel | 40 | Received in 2020. The vessels are capable of navigating in inclement weather and are equipped with machine gun, radar, fourth generation GPS, and modern sonar system.[8][9] |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Small Arms Factory". Bangladesh Ordnance Factory. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Fortifies Island Near Myanmar With Heavy Weapons, Gunboats". The Irrawady. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ↑ "BGB acquires all-terrain vehicles to combat cross-border crime". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ↑ "BGB equipped with all-terrain vehicles". Somoy News. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ↑ "PM declares BGB a three-dimensional force". The Daily Star. UNB. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ↑ "Russian copters to turn BGB into 3-dimensional force". The Independent. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ↑ "BDR-Shahjalal – Patrol Vessel – Details and current position IMO 8106472 MMSI 0 | Vessels". VesselFinder. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ↑ "BGB introduces new high speed interceptor vessels equipped with weapon". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ↑ "BGB gets high speed interceptor vessels". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.