Bangladesh Navy Aviation

BANGLADESH NAVY AVIATION (BN)

BANGLADESH NAVY AVIATION (BN) • Bangladesh Nou Bahini Navy

25,100 personnel. Naval Aviation Command.

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
Naval Aviation Command

• AIRCRAFT Total 4 Aircraft.

Maritime Patrol (MPA) with 4 ac:

• 4 Dornier 228NG

• HELICOPTER Total 4 Helicopters.

Transport & Search & Rescue (Helicopters) with 4 hel:

• 4 AgustaWestland AW109 (AW109E Power)

Surface Combatants (Navy Operational Context) Principal Surface Combatants with 5 frigates:

• 1 Bangabandhu-class (FFGHM)
• 2 Umar Farooq-class (FFGHM)
• 2 Abu Bakr-class (FFG)

Submarines

• 2 Nabajatra (Type-035G Ming)-class (SSK)

Armament

• Anti-Ship Missiles (AShM): Otomat Mk2; C-802A; YJ-83; C-704; HY-2 (Safflower).
• Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM): FM-90N (CH-SA-N-4); HHQ-7; FL-3000N (HHQ-10).

Note: This inventory reflects the ongoing naval-recapitalisation and expansion programme under Forces Goal 2030. Key milestones include the operationalization of the country's first dedicated submarine base (BNS Sheikh Hasina) in 2023 and the expansion of the rotary-wing search and rescue fleet to four AW109 units by 2026.