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BAC Jet Provost

The BAC Jet Provost is a British jet trainer that was in use with the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1955 to 1993. It was originally developed by Hunting Percival from the earlier piston engine-powered Percival Provost basic trainer, and later produced by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). In addition to the multiple orders that were placed for the RAF, the Jet Provost also attained several export deals with overseas operators, resulting in the type serving in many air forces worldwide. The design was also further developed into a more heavily armed variant for ground attack mission, which was marketed as the BAC Strikemaster.
==Variants==
*Jet Provost T1: Initial production batch for the RAF. Twelve aircraft built.
*Jet Provost T2: Development aircraft only. Four aircraft built.
*Jet Provost T3: Main production batch for the RAF. 201 aircraft built.
*Jet Provost T3A: Modified T3 with improved avionics for the RAF. Seventy aircraft modified
*Jet Provst T4: Variant with more powerful engine for the RAF. 198 aircraft built.
*Jet Provost T5: Pressurised version for the RAF. 110 aircraft built
*Jet Provost T5A: Modified T5 with improved avionics and a rough grey coating on the wing to break up the smooth airflow and give the trainee pilot an early indication of the onset of a stall (the T5's original clean wing gave the pilot little warning). Ninety-three aircraft modified.
*Jet Provost T5B: Unofficial designation: a T5 fitted with tip-tanks used for Navigator training. Thirteen aircraft modified.
*Jet Provost T51: Export version of the T3. Twelve built for Ceylon, four built for Sudan, and six built for Kuwait.
*Jet Provost T52: Export version of the T4. Twenty built for Iraq, Fifteen built for Venezuela, eight built for Sudan.
*Jet Provost T52A: Export version of the T4 built for South Yemen.
*Jet Provost T55: Export version of the T5. Five built for Sudan.
*BAC Strikemaster: Ground attack version of the Jet Provost T5.
*BAC 166: Private venture trial variant of the T4 with a Viper 522 engine.
==Users==
*Australia
**Royal Australian Air Force
*Iraq
**Iraqi Air Force
*Kuwait
**Kuwait Air Force
*Portugal
**Portuguese Air Force
*Singapore
**Republic of Singapore Air Force
*Sri Lanka
**Sri Lankan Air Force
*Sudan
**Sudanese Air Force
*United Kingdom
**Royal Air Force
*Venezuela
**Venezuelan Air Force
*Yemen
**Yemen Air Force
==See Also==
===Related Development===
*BAC Strikemaster
*Percival Provost
===Comparable Aircraft===
*Aero L-29 Delfín
*Canadair CT-114 Tutor
*Cessna T-37 Tweet
*Fouga CM.170 Magister
*HAL HJT-16 Kiran
*Saab 105
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BAC Strikemaster

The BAC 167 Strikemaster is a British jet-powered training and light attack aircraft. It was a development of the Hunting Jet Provost trainer, itself a jet engined version of the Percival Provost, which originally flew in 1950 with a radial piston engine.
==Variants==
*Strikemaster Mk.80: Export version for Saudi Arabia, twenty-five aircraft
**Strikemaster Mk.80A: Twenty aircraft were sold to Saudi Arabia as part of a follow-up order.
*Strikemaster Mk.81: Export version for South Yemen, four aircraft.
*Strikemaster Mk.82: Export version for Oman, twelve aircraft.
**Strikemaster Mk.82A: Twelve aircraft were sold to Oman as part of a follow-up order
*Strikemaster Mk.83: Export version for Kuwait, twelve aircraft.
*Strikemaster Mk.84: Export version for Singapore, sixteen aircraft.
*Strikemaster Mk.87: Export version for Kenya, six aircraft.
*Strikemaster Mk.88: Export version for New Zealand, sixteen aircraft.
*Strikemaster Mk.89: Export version for Ecuador, twenty-two aircraft.
**Strikemaster Mk.89A: A number of aircraft were sold to Ecuador as part of a follow-up order.
*Strikemaster Mk.90: Export version for Sudan. The last Strikemaster was delivered to Sudan in 1984.
==Users==
*Botswana
**Botswana Defence Force Air Wing
*Ecuador
**Ecuadorian Air Force
*Kenya
**Kenyan Air Force
*Kuwait
**Kuwait Air Force
*New Zealand
**Royal New Zealand Air Force
*Oman
**Royal Air Force of Oman
*Saudi Arabia
**Royal Saudi Air Force
*Singapore
**Republic of Singapore
*Sudan
**Sudanese Air Force
*United Kingdom
**Royal Air Force
*United States
**Blue Air Training LLC
*Yemen
**Yemen Air Force
==See Also==
===Related Development===
*Percival Provost
*BAC Jet Provost
===Comparable Aircraft===
*Aermacchi MB-326
*Aero L-39 Albatros
*Cessna A-37 Dragonfly
*Canadair CL-41G Tebuan
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BAE Systems Land & Armaments

BAE Systems Land & Armaments is a wholly owned subsidiary of BAE Systems Plc. and is responsible for the design, development and production of combat vehicles, ammunition, artillery systems, naval guns and missile launchers. It is the largest such company in the world. It was created on 24 June 2005, following the completion of BAE Systems' acquisition of United Defense in 2004 and its merger with BAE Systems Land Systems. In 2007 BAE Systems acquired Armor Holdings adding to the size of Land & Armaments significantly.
Until April 2003 BAE Systems was a relatively small player in the land systems industry, however following the 2004 purchase of Alvis Vickers, the aforementioned 2004 acquisition of United Defense, and the acquisition of Armor Holdings in 2007 it is now one of the largest land systems defence contractors in the world.
Category:BAe Systems
Category:Companies
Category:Defense Contractors
Category:United Kingdom
Category:United States
Category:Vehicle Manufacturers
BAe Systems Nimrod MRA.4

The BAe Systems Nimrod MRA4 is a maritime patrol and attack aircraft that has replaced the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2. Originally planned as an extensive rebuild of the Nimrod MR2s, the program eventually evolved into replacing the MR2 with new build MRA4s on a one-to-one basis. The Nimrod MRA.4 has enlarged wings and the newer, more efficient Rolls-Royce BR700 turbofan jet engines that almost double the flight range. The aircraft also has a digital glass cockpit that have simplified control operations and reduced crew requirements. It also has new detection systems and additional weapons for anti-submarine warfare.
However the project was subject to significant delays due to cost over-runs and contract re-negotiations. This was partly due to difficulties combining refurbished Nimrod MR2 fuselages, which had not been built to a common standard, with newly built wings. The numbers of aircraft to be procured fell from 21 to nine over a course of years, while costs continued to climb.
The MRA4 was ultimately cancelled in 2010 as a result of the Strategic Defence and Security Review, at which point it was £789 million over-budget and over nine years late. On November 23rd, 2010, the UK announced its intention to order twenty-four P-8 Poseidon ASW aircraft, effectively replacing the Nimrod.
==See Also==
===Related Development===
*Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
*Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1
*British Aerospace Nimrod AEW.3
===Comparable Aircraft===
*ATR-72 ASW
*Airbus A319 MPA
*Boeing P-8 Poseidon
*Bombardier CP-194M Galaxy Atlantis
*Bombardier CP-207 Argus II
*Breguet Atlantique 3
*Ilyushin Il-114MP
*Kawasaki P-1
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BMD-2

The BMD-2 is a Soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle, introduced in 1985. It is a variant of BMD-1 with a new turret and some changes done to the hull. BMD stands for Boyevaya Mashina Desanta (Боевая Машина Десанта, literally "Airborne Combat Vehicle"). It was developed as a replacement of BMD-1 but it failed to replace it completely because of a downfall of Soviet economy in 1980s. NATO gave it the designation BMD M1981/1.
==Variants==
*BMD-2 (Ob'yekt 916): Basic production model
*BMD-2K: Command variant fitted with an additional antennae.
*BMS-2M: BMD-2 modernization. It features a number of improvements including fitting of smoke grenade launchers to the side of the turret, 2 launchers for ATGM 9M133 "Kornet" and new day/night sights.
==Users==
*Russia
**Russian Army
*Soviet Union
**Soviet Army
*Ukraine
**Ukrainian Ground Forces
*Uzbekistan
**Uzbekistan Ground Forces
Category:Armoured Vehicles
Category:Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Category:Russia
Category:Russian Army
Category:Soviet Army
Category:Soviet Union
Category:Ukrainian Ground Forces
Category:Uzbekistan Ground Forces
BMP-2

The BMP-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty, Russian: Боевая Машина Пехоты, literally "infantry combat vehicle") is a second-generation, amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following on from the BMP-1 of the 1960s.
==See Also==
===Related Development===
*BMD-1
*BMP-1
*BMP-3
===Comparable Vehicles===
*Combat Vehicle 90
*FV510 Warrior
*M2 Bradley
Category:Afghan Army
Category:Algerian Army
Category:Angolan Army
Category:Armenian Army
Category:Armoured Vehicles
Category:Azerbaijani Land Forces
Category:Belarusian Army
Category:Czechian Army
Category:Czechoslovakian Land Forces
Category:East German Army
Category:Finnish Army
Category:Finnish Army
Category:German Army
Category:Indian Army
Category:Indonesian Army
Category:Indonesian Navy
Category:Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Category:Iranian Army
Category:Iraqi Army
Category:Ivory Coast Army
Category:Kazakh Ground Forces
Category:Kuwaiti Army
Category:Kyrgyz Army
Category:Macedonian Army
Category:Nigerian Army
Category:Polish Army
Category:Royal Jordanian Army
Category:Russian Army
Category:Sierra Leone Army
Category:Slovakian Army
Category:Soviet Army
Category:Soviet Union
Category:Sri Lankan Army
Category:Sudanese Army
Category:Syrian Arab Army
Category:Tajik National Army
Category:Togolese Army
Category:Turkmen Ground Forces
Category:Ugandan Land Forces
Category:Ukrainian Ground Forces
Category:Uzbekistan Ground Forces
Category:Vietnam People's Ground Forces
Category:Yemen Army
BMP-3

The BMP-3 is a Soviet/Russian amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, successor to the BMP-1 and BMP-2. The abbreviation BMP stands for Boevaya Mashina Pehoty (Боевая Машина Пехоты, literally "Infantry Combat Vehicle").
==Users==
*Azerbaijan
**Azerbaijani Land Forces
*Cyrpus
**Cypriot National Guard
*Indonesia
**Indonesian Army
**Indonesian Marine Corps
*Iraqi
**Iraqi Army
*Republic of Korea
**Republic of Korea Army - purchased 1996-1997, returned to Russia in 2011.
*Kuwait
**Kuwait Army
*Libya
**Libyan Army
*Morocco
**Royal Moroccan Army
*Russia
**Russian Army
*Saudi Arabia
**Royal Saudi Army
*Turkmenistan
**Turkmen Ground Forces
*Ukraine
**Ukrainian Ground Forces
*United Arab Emirates
**United Arab Emirates Army
*Venezuela
**Venezuelan Army
Category:Armoured Vehicles
Category:Azerbaijani Land Forces
Category:Cypriot National Guard
Category:Indonesian Army
Category:Indonesian Navy
Category:Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Category:Iraqi Army
Category:Kuwaiti Army
Category:Libyan Army
Category:Republic of Korea Army
Category:Royal Moroccan Army
Category:Royal Saudi Army
Category:Russia
Category:Russian Army
Category:Russian Naval Infantry
Category:Turkmen Ground Forces
Category:Ukrainian Ground Forces
Category:United Arab Emirates Army
Category:Venezuelan Army
BTR-4

The BTR-4 "Bucephalus" (Ukrainian: БТР-4 «Буцефал», romanized: Butsefal, abbreviation of Бронетранспортер, Bronetransporter, 'armoured transporter') is an amphibious 8×8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) designed in Ukraine by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau (SOE KMDB).
==Users==
*Indonesia
**Indonesian Marine Corps
*Iraq
**Iraqi Army
*Macedonia
**Macedonian Ground Forces
*Myanmar
**Myanmar Army
Nigeria
**Nigerian Army
**Nigerian Police
*Thailand
**Royal Thai Marine Corps
*Ukraine
**Ukrainian Ground Forces
Category:Armoured Vehicles
Category:Indonesian Navy
Category:Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Category:Iraqi Army
Category:Macedonian Army
Category:Myanmar Army
Category:Nigerian Army
Category:Royal Thai Navy
Category:Ukraine
Category:Ukrainian Ground Forces
BTR-94

The BTR-94 is a Ukrainian amphibious armoured personnel carrier (Bronetransporter), a modification of the Soviet eight-wheeled BTR-80.
The BTR-94's turret BAU-23x2 is larger than the BTR-80's BPU-1. It is fitted with a twin 23x152mm gun 2A7M with 200 rounds, a coaxial KT-7.62 machine gun with 2,000 rounds, six 81 mm smoke grenade launchers and a combined 1PZ-7-23 optical sight.
Each 2A7M gun has a max. rate of fire of 850 rds/min. The same gun is mounted on the ZSU-23-4. The BAU-23x2 module can be mounted on other armoured vehicles like the BTR-70 or Ratel IFV.
==Users==
*Iraq
**Iraqi Army
*Jordan
**Royal Jordanian Army
Category:Armoured Personnel Carriers
Category:Armoured Vehicles
Category:Iraqi Army
Category:Royal Jordanian Army
Category:Ukraine
BVP M-80

The BVP M-80, is a tracked Yugoslavian-made infantry fighting vehicle, produced from the 1980s until the country's collapse in the 1990s.
==Users==
*Bosnia-Herzegovina
**Bosnia-Herzegovina Army 103+ M-80A
*Croatia
**Croatian Army: 104 M-80A + 24 9P113 Polo
*Serbia
**Serbian Army: 550 M-80A - Serbian Army plans to upgrade 220 vehicles to BVP М-80АB1 standard by 2020.
*Slovenia
**Slovenian Ground Force: 52 x M-80A
*Yugoslavia - passed onto successor states
Category:Armoured Vehicles
Category:Bosnia-Herzegovina Army
Category:Croatian Army
Category:Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Category:Serbian Army
Category:Slovenian Army
Category:Yugoslav Army
Babur-class Corvette

The Babur-class corvette is a class of four heavy corvettes under construction for the Pakistan Navy. This class is a design derived from the Turkish MILGEM project. The corvette class is heavier and larger than the Turkish Ada-class corvette, also equipped with VLS.
==Specifications==
*Type: Corvette:
*Service Period: 202X
*Characteristics:
**Length: 355 feet (108.2 meters)
**Beam: 48.56 feet (14.8 meters)
**Draft: 13.3 feet (4.05 meters)
**Displacement: 2,926 tonnes
*Crew: 93+40
*Propulsion:
*Range: 3,500 nautical miles (6,482 kilometers)
*Speed: 31 knots (57.41 km/h)
*Armament:
**1 x 76mm/62-caliber OTO Melara Super Rapid naval gun
**1 x 16-cell VLS (fires Albatross NG, Sea Ceptor, and LY-80 SAMs)
**6 x Anti-ship missiles
**1 x 35mm Aselsan GOKDENIZ CIWS
==Unit Run==
*PNS Babur (F-280) - fitting out
*PNS Badr (F-281) - fitting out
*PNS Khaibar (F-282) - under construction
*PNS Tariq (F-283) - under construction
Category:Corvettes
Category:Pakistan
Category:Pakistani Navy
Category:Ship Classes
Category:Ships
Baden-Württemberg-class Frigate

The Type 125 Baden-Württemberg-class of frigates, currently in development for the German Navy by ARGE F125, a joint-venture of Thyssen-Krupp and Lürssen. F125 is officially classified as frigates but in size and role they could be classified as destroyers, since, with a displacement of more than 7,200 tons, they will be the biggest class of frigates worldwide. They are to replace the Bremen-class frigates.
==Specifications==
*Type: Guided Missile Frigate
*Service Period: 2016-
**Length: 490 feet 7 inches (149.53 meters)
**Beam: 61 feet 8 inches (18.8 meters)
**Draft: 16 feet 5 inches (5 meters)
**Displacement: 7,940 tons (Full Load)
*Capacity: Space for 20 foot (6.1 meters) containers x 2
*Crew: 190
*Propulsion: CODLAG
**1 x General Electric LM2500 gas turbine
**4 x MTU Friedrichshafen 20 V4000 M53B diesel engines
**2 x 4.7 MW electric motors
*Range: 4,000 nautical miles (7,408 kilometers) at 20 knots (37.04 km/h)
*Speed: 28 knots (51.86 km/h)
*Sensor Suite:
**Cassidian TRS-4D AESA Radar
*Countermeasures:
**Rheinmetall TKWA/MASS
*Armament:
**1 x OTO-Melara 127mm/64-caliber naval gun
**8 x RBS.15 Mk.4 AShMs
**2 x 27mm MLG-27 autocannons
**6 x 12.7mm Hitrole-NT remote-controlled machine gun turrets
**2 x 12.7 mm heavy machine guns
**2 x Mk.49 CIWS Launchers (fires RIM-116 RAM Blk.2 SAMs)
*Aircraft Carried: 2 x NHIndustries NH90 Sea Lion maritime helicopters
*Boats/Landing Craft Carried: Submarine ROVs, 4 x 11 m (36 ft 1 in) dinghies, capable of more than 40 knots (74.08 km/h)
==Unit Run==
*BMS Baden-Württemberg (F223)
*BMS Nordrhein-Westfalen (F224)
*BMS Sachsen-Anhalt (F225)
*BMS Rheinland-Pfalz (F226)
Category:Bundesmarine
Category:Frigates
Category:Germany
Category:Ship Classes
Category:Ships
Badr-class Corvette

The Badr-class is a class of corvette built by the United States and operated by the Royal Saudi Navy. The class has been relegated to a coastal defence role following the modernisation of the Saudi fleet. There are four vessels in service; Badr, Al Yarmook, Hitteen and Tabuk.
==Unit Run==
*Badr (612)
*Al-Yarmook (614)
*Hitteen (616)
*Tabuk (618)
Category:Corvettes
Category:Royal Saudi Navy
Category:Saudi Arabia
Category:Ship Classes
Category:Ships
Bandvagn Bv206

The Bandvagn Bv206 (Bv 206) (meaning "Tracked Vehicle 206" in English) is a tracked articulated, all-terrain carrier developed by Hägglunds (now part of BAE Systems Platforms & Services) for the Swedish Army. It consists of two units, with all four tracks powered. It can carry up to 17 people, 6 in the front compartment, 11 in the rear. The trailer unit can be adapted for different uses.
==Users==
*Argentina
**Argentine National Gendarmerie
*Austria
**Austrian Army
*Brazil
**Brazilian Marine Corps
*Canada
**Canadian Army
*Chile
**Chilean Marine Corps
*Estonia
**Estonian Land Forces
*Finland
**Finnish Army
*France
**French Army
*Germany
**German Army
*Greece
**Hellenic Army
*Indonesia
**Indonesian Army
*Ireland
**Irish Army
*Israel
**Israeli Ground Forces
*Italy
**Italian Army
*Japan
**Japan Air Self-Defense Force
*Latvia
**Latvian Army
*Lithuania
**Lithuanian Land Force
*Korea
**Republic of Korea Army
*Malaysia
**Royal Malaysian Army
*Mexico
**Mexican Army
*Netherlands
**Royal Netherlands Army
*New Zealand
**New Zealand Army
*Norway
**Royal Norwegian Army
*Singapore
**Singapore Army
Spain
**Spanish Army
*Sweden
**Swedish Army
*Thailand
**Royal Thai Army
*Ukraine
**Ukrainian Ground Forces
*United Kingdom
**British Army
*United States
**United States Army
**United States Marine Corps
**United States National Guard
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Category:Canadian Army
Category:Chilean Navy
Category:Estonian Land Forces
Category:Finnish Army
Category:French Army
Category:German Army
Category:Hellenic Army
Category:Indonesian Army
Category:Irish Army
Category:Israeli Army
Category:Italian Army
Category:JASDF
Category:Latvian Army
Category:Lithuanian Land Force
Category:Mexican Army
Category:New Zealand Army
Category:Republic of Korea Army
Category:Royal Malaysian Army
Category:Royal Netherlands Army
Category:Royal Norwegian Army
Category:Royal Thai Army
Category:Singapore Army
Category:Spanish Army
Category:Swedish Army
Category:Ukrainian Ground Forces
Category:United States Army
Category:United States Marine Corps
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Bangladesh Air Force

The Bangladesh Air Force (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী, Bangladesh Biman Bahini, reporting name: BAF), is the aerial warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, primarily tasked with the air defence of Bangladesh territory and providing air support to the Bangladesh Army and Navy. Additionally, the service has a territorial role of providing strategic air transport and logistics capability for the country.
Since its establishment on September 28th, 1971, the Air Force has been involved in various combat and humanitarian operations, from the Bangladesh Liberation War in which it was born, to supporting international efforts including the Coalition of the Gulf War and United Nations peacekeeping missions.
==Aircraft Inventory==
===Combat Aircraft===
*Chengdu F-7BGI x 37 (Fighter)
*Mikoyan MiG-29B/UB x 8 (Multirole Fighter)
*Sukhoi Su-30SME x 8 (Multirole Fighter)
===Transport Aircraft===
*Antonov An-32 x 3 (Tactical Transport)
*LET L-410 Turbolet x 3 (Tactical Transport)
*Lockheed C-130B/E Hercules x 3 (Tactical Transport)
*Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules x 6 (Tactical Transport)
===Helicopters===
*AgustaWestland AW139 x 2 (Maritime SAR Helicopter)
*Bell 212 x 13 (Utility Helicopter)
*Mil Mi-17/Mi-171Sh x 42 (Transport Helicopter)
===Trainer Aircraft===
*Aero L-39 Albatros x 7 (Jet Trainer)
*AgustaWestland AW119KX Koala x 2 (Trainer Helicopter)
*Bell 206L x 6 (Trainer Helicopter)
*Chengdu FT-7 x 11 (Conversion Trainer)
*Hongdu K-8W x 9 (Jet Trainer)
*LET L-410 Turbolet x 3 (Transport Trainer)
*Nanchang PT-6 x 23 (Basic Trainer)
*Yakovlev Yak-130 x 16 (Advanced Jet Trainer)
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Category:Bangladesh Air Force
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Bangladesh Armed Forces

The Bangladesh Armed Forces (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী, Bānlādēśa saśastra bāhinī) is the military of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It consists of the three uniformed military services: the Bangladesh Army, the Bangladesh Navy and the Bangladesh Air Force. The para-military organization Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) is a reserved force and directed by Army, Navy, Air Force. It is under the command of Defence Ministry. The para-military Border Guard Bangladesh (formerly Bangladesh Rifles) and Bangladesh Coast Guard are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs during peacetime, but during wartime they fall under the command of Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Navy respectively.
The President of Bangladesh is the Commander-in-chief of the military, the Armed Forces Division (AFD) is the principal administrative organization by which military policy is formulated and executed and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) does not exercise any authority over the Armed Forces and is far less powerful than the AFD. Currently, both AFD and MoD are headed by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. To coordinate military policy with diplomacy both the President and the Prime Minister are advised by a six-member advisory board, three Chiefs of Staff, which includes the head of each of the regular services, Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division, and Military Secretaries to the President and the Prime Minister. The Director Generals of the NSI, the DGFI and the BGB also serve in an advisory capacity.
The Armed Forces Day is observed on November 21st. Official functions are held at "Bangabhaban", Armed Forces Division Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment, and at every military installation throughout the country.
Category:Armed Forces
Category:Bangladesh
Category:Bangladesh Armed Forces
Bangladesh Army

The Bangladesh Army (BA, Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী, Bangladesh Senabahini) is the land forces branch and the largest of the three defence service of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities in support of Bangladesh's security and defence strategies including defence of the nation's territorial integrity against external attack. Control and operations are administered by the Department of the Army of the Armed Forces Division. In addition to its primary mission the Bangladesh Army is also constitutionally obligated to assist the civilian government during times of national emergency. This role is commonly referred to as "aid to civil administration".
Category:Armies
Category:Bangladesh
Category:Bangladesh Armed Forces
Category:Bangladesh Army
Bangladesh Coast Guard

The Bangladesh Coast Guard (Bengali transliteration: বাংলাদেশ কোস্ট গার্ড; translated from English: বাংলাদেশ উপকূল রক্ষক); BCG is the maritime law enforcement force of Bangladesh. It is a paramilitary force which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Its officers are transferred from the Bangladesh Navy. The Bangladesh Coast Guard also performs the duty of maritime border security of Bangladesh. The headquarters is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Currently the coast guard has 3,339 personnel and 63 ships. A huge modernisation plan named Coast Guard Goal 2030 has been undertaken to enhance its capabilities.
Category:Bangladesh
Category:Bangladesh Coast Guard
Category:Coast Guards