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Bangladesh national baseline inside the research system

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BGD
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One of the world's top UN peacekeeping contributors with significant submarine acquisition from China.

MILITARY DOCTRINE

Internal security, Bay of Bengal maritime security, and UN peacekeeping leadership.

171.0M
POPULATION
$460.2B
GDP TOTAL
$5.7B
MILITARY BUDGET
165K
ACTIVE TROOPS

FORCE STRUCTURE BREAKDOWN

PERSONNEL

ACTIVE TROOPS
165,000
Reserve Troops
0
Paramilitary
63,000
Special Forces
3,000
GFP POWER INDEX
0.6021
MIL. BUDGET % GDP
1.3%

GROUND FORCES

Tanks (MBT)
300
Armored Vehicles
900
Artillery
930
MLRS
25
300
TANKS
900
AFVs
930
ARTILLERY

AIR POWER

Fighter Aircraft
171
Attack Helicopters
12
Transport Helicopters
40
Drones (UAV/UCAV)
10
171
FIGHTERS
12
HELICOPTERS
10
DRONES

NAVAL & STRATEGIC

Total Ships
88
Submarines
2
Aircraft Carriers
0
Ballistic Missiles
0
NON-NUCLEAR STATE

NATIONAL ARSENAL

No arsenal data available

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