Bangladesh’s military ranking is 37th in the world. This small country has an area of more than 1.48 lakh square kilometers. Which has a maritime border of 580 kilometers long. The length of its international border is about 4413 kilometers. The total population is about 16.72 crores. Out of these, there are 31.76 lakh people eligible to join the army.
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If we combine all the armies of Bangladesh, it has a total of 69.63 lakh soldiers. Out of which 1.63 lakh are active. That is, on deployment mode. Bangladesh does not have a reserve force. But there is definitely a paramilitary force of 68 lakhs. There are 17,400 soldiers in the Air Force, 1.60 lakh in the Army and 25,100 in the Navy.
Air Force has 44 fighter jets, 26 are ready for attack
Now if we talk about Air Force, Bangladesh Air Force has a total of 216 aircraft. That means plane. Out of which 130 are in ready mode. Of these, 44 are fighter jets. In which 26 remain ready. There are 16 transport aircraft. Of these, 10 continue to fly. Apart from this there are 87 trainers. Out of which 52 are active. There are four special mission aircraft, two of which are always ready. Bangladesh has a total of 73 helicopters. Out of which 44 remain active.
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There is also a stockpile of 320 tanks, 437 artillery and 71 rocket launchers.
Talking about the strength of the army, Bangladesh Army has 320 tanks. Out of which 224 are ready in active mode. Apart from this, there are 13,100 different types of vehicles. Out of which 9170 are always on the move. Apart from this, the army has 27 self-propelled artillery i.e. automatic cannons. Out of which 19 are always ready. There are 437 towed artillery. That means towed cannons. Of these, 306 are always deployed. There are 71 multi-launch rocket systems.
Navy is not very strong, but small warships are enough
Bangladesh Navy has a total of 117 assets. That means vehicle, vessel or ship. There are no aircraft carriers, helicopter carriers, destroyers. There are seven frigates, 6 corvettes and 2 submarines. Apart from this there are 55 petrol vessels. There is five mine warfare. That is, ships laying landmines in the sea.