|
BNS Meghna
BNS ''Meghna'' is a Meghna-class patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy that joined in 1985. Career ''BNS Meghna'' is serving under the command of the Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla (COMBAN). On 10 September 2018, a fishing trawler named ''Swadhin-3'' sunk near the Mongla port following a collision with a commercial vessel. 12 fishermen were on board the fishing trawler. BNS Turag responded quickly to rescue 9 fishermen alive. Later, BNS Meghna joined the operation along with BNS Nishan to rescue the other three fishermen. Armament The ship is armed with a 57mm 70-cal Bofors DP gun that can fire 200 rounds per minute to carrying 2.4 kg. shell and a 40mm 70-cal Bofors AA gun firing 300 rounds per minute to with 0.96 kg. shell. Besides that, there are two 7.62mm machine guns as secondary weapons. See also * BNS Jamuna *List of active ships of the Bangladesh Navy The Bangladesh Navy currently operates two submarines, five guided missile frigates, two patrol fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated with a population of over 171 million within an area of . Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the north, west, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast. It has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal to its south and is separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor, and from China by the List of Indian states, Indian state of Sikkim to its north. Dhaka, the capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city, is the nation's political, financial, and cultural centre. Chittagong is the second-largest city and the busiest port of the country. The territory of modern Bangladesh was a stronghold of many List of Buddhist kingdoms and empires, Buddhist and List of Hindu empir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VT Group
VTG (formerly VT Group) is a privately held United States defense and services company, with its origins in a former British shipbuilding group, previously known as Vosper Thornycroft. The British part of VTG was integrated into Babcock International in the early 2010s. In July 2012, The Resolute Fund II, LP, an affiliate of The Jordan Company acquired VTG. In September 2023, VTG received a new majority investment from A&M Capital Partners. History VT Group plc was a British defence and services company, formerly known as Vosper Thornycroft. The company had diversified from shipbuilding into various engineering and support services, becoming involved in many areas of provision through five main operating groups: VT Communications, VT Education and Skills, VT Services Inc and VT Support Services. VT Group exited the shipbuilding industry in October 2009, after selling its 45% share of the Shipbuilding Joint Venture company BVT Surface Fleet to BAE Systems. Formerly listed on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanjong Rhu
Tanjong Rhu (; ; English: Rhu Point and formerly Sandy Point), is a subzone within the planning area of Kallang, Singapore, as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). The perimeter of Tanjong Rhu is made up of Nicoll Highway in the north; Mountbatten Road and Fort Road in the east; East Coast Parkway (ECP) in the south; as well as Marina Channel and Kallang Basin in the west. Tanjong Rhu is the largest in terms of physical area among the nine subzones that make up Kallang. Consisting of residential, commercial and recreational developments, Tanjong Rhu is famous for being the location of the Singapore Sports Hub, which includes the Kallang Wave Mall, new National Stadium and the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Previously, the old National Stadium which hosted a total of 18 National Day Parades sat on the land now occupied by the new National Stadium. The former Kallang Airport once extended into this area, with part of its old runway being the modern-day Stadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the north. In its early history, Singapore was a maritime emporium known as '' Temasek''; subsequently, it was part of a major constituent part of several successive thalassocratic empires. Its contemporary era began in 1819, when Stamford Raffles established Singapore as an entrepôt trading post of the British Empire. In 1867, Singapore came under the direct control of Britain as part of the Straits Settlements. During World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bofors 57 Mm L/70 Naval Artillery Gun
The Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/70 ( (''57 mm SAK 70'')), among other names, is a series of Dual-purpose gun, dual-purpose naval guns designed and produced by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors (since March 2005 part of BAE Systems AB), designed in the late 1960s as a replacement design for the twin barreled Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/60. The gun is remotely controlled by a fire-control computer but can as a redundancy measure also be operated manually by crew using instrument panels either on or in direct contact with the gun. The gun has been upgraded and improved several times: *Mk1 – The baseline Mark 1 variant began production in 1970 and was initially used to equip smaller coastal patrol craft and fast attack craft. *Mk2 – The improved Mark 2 variant came in 1981 and drastically lowered the weight as well as introduced new servo Gun stabilizer, stabilizers. *Mk3 – The improved Mark 3 variant came in 1995 and primarily features the ability ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bofors 40 Mm Automatic Gun L/70
The Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70, (Bofors 40 mm L/70, Bofors 40 mm/70, Bofors 40/70 and the like), is a multi-purpose autocannon developed by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors (today BAE Systems Bofors) during the second half of the 1940s as a modern replacement for their World War II-era Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun-design. It was initially intended as a dedicated anti-aircraft weapon, being sold as ''Bofors 40 mm Automatic A.A. Gun L/70'', but has since its conception been redeveloped into a dedicated multi-purpose weapon capable of firing both sabot projectiles and programmable ammunition. The 40 mm L/60 was introduced in 1932 and was a useful weapon for its era, being widely used among many forces and produced under license in several countries. The introduction of faster fighter-bombers and especially the widespread introduction of jet-powered aircraft in the post-war era severely limited its abilities. The L/70 was designed to improve both its opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Navy
The Bangladesh Navy () is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for the defence of Bangladesh's of maritime territorial area from any external threat, the security of sea ports and exclusive economic zones of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Navy today is typically categorized as a Green-water navy both domestically and internationally. History Origins The Bangladesh Navy was created as part of Bangladesh Forces during Bangladesh's 1971 liberation war against Pakistan. Its official creation date is July 1971 during the Bangladesh Sector Commanders Conference 1971. In 1971, with West Pakistan imposing a brutal military crackdown in East Pakistan, the Bangladesh Liberation War was already underway. Many Bengali sailors and officers in the Pakistan Navy defected to form the nascent Bangladesh Navy. Initially, there were two ships, ''PADMA'' and ''PALASH'', and 45 navy personnel. On 9 November 1971, the first naval fleet, consisting of six small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commodore (rank)
Commodore is a senior military rank, naval rank used in many navy, navies which is equivalent to brigadier or brigadier general and air commodore. It is superior to a navy Captain (Navy), captain, but below a rear admiral. It is either regarded as the most junior of the flag officers rank or may not hold the jurisdiction of a flag officer at all depending on the officer's appointment. Non-English-speaking nations commonly use the rank of flotilla admiral, counter admiral, or senior captain as an equivalent, although counter admiral may also correspond to ''rear admiral lower half'' abbreviated as Rear admiral, RDML. Traditionally, "commodore" is the title for any officer assigned to command more than one ship, even temporarily, much as "captain" is the traditional title for the commanding officer of a single ship even if the officer's official title in the service is a lower rank. As an official rank, a commodore typically commands a flotilla or squadron (naval), squadron of ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Mongla
The Port of Mongla is a link seaport, located at Mongla Upazila, Khulna Division, Bangladesh. It is a sea port of Khulna city, which is located to the north shore of the Bay of Bengal. It is the second largest and second busiest seaport of Bangladesh after the Port of Chittagong. The Mongla port lies close to the shore of the Bay of Bengal and Pashur river and divisional city Khulna.It is also connected by rail with Khulna. Also an airport is being under construction near the post area named Khan Jahan Ali Airport Mongla was renowned historically among the major important ports of the Bengal delta. Due to the increasing congestion in Bangladesh's largest port in Chittagong, many international shipping companies have turned to Mongla as an alternative. Also the continuous demand from all over the country and neighbouring countries has made it busier and economically attractive. Also political and economical influence in Khulna region from the government also prevailing the dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BNS Turag
BNS ''Turag'' is an offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She has been serving in the Bangladesh Navy since 2004. Construction and service Built by Hall, Russell & Company, she was modelled on the ocean-going trawlers FPV ''Jura'' (1973) and FPV ''Westra'' (1974). She was launched on 1 June 1977. She was commissioned to Royal Navy as HMS ''Lindisfarne'' (P300) on 3 March 1978. Royal Navy On 27 March 1980, the Accommodation platform '' Alexander L. Kielland'' capsized in the Ekofisk oil field in the North Sea, killing 123. ''Lindisfarne'' took part in the search for survivors following the accident, steaming 180 miles to reach the site of the accident. ''Lindisfarne'' found no survivors, but helped to ferry bodies found by other search vessels to the main production rig. On 29 January 2004, she was sold to the Bangladesh Navy. Bangladesh BNS ''Turag'' reached Mongla Naval Base in May 2004 after an 8,000 mile journey from the UK. The ship made brief stopovers at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BNS Nishan
BNS ''Nishan'' is a ''Durjoy''-class semi-stealth large patrol craft of the Bangladesh Navy. She has been serving the Bangladesh Navy since 2017. Career The ship was launched on 15 March 2017. Honorable President of the Bangladesh, Md. Abdul Hamid commissioned the ship to the Bangladesh Navy on 8 November 2017. On 10 September 2018, fishing trawler ''Swadhin-3'' sank near Mongla port after a collision with a commercial vessel. 12 fishermen were on board the fishing trawler. BNS Turag responded quickly to rescue 9 fishermen alive. Later BNS ''Nishan'' joined the operation along with to search for the other three fishermen. Design BNS ''Nishan'' (P815) is of long, wide and have a draught with a displacement of 648 tonnes. The ship has a bulbous bow that suggests it is very stable in heavy sea states. It has speed and range to support long lasting missions. The craft is powered by two SEMT Pielstick 12PA6 diesels driving three screws for a top speed of . The range of the shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inter-Services Public Relations
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) () is the media and public relations wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It broadcasts and coordinates military news and information to the country's Media of Pakistan, civilian media and the Pakistani society, civic society. It operated under the command of Pakistan Army. The ISPR directorate serves the purpose of aiming to strengthen Public Relations Officer, public relations with the Pakistani society, civic society and civil society through interacting with the media. The directorate also works as the principal voice of the Pakistan's Pakistan Armed Forces, military, with its director-general serving as the official spokesperson of the Pakistan Armed Forces, armed forces. Overview The Directorate of the Inter–Services Public Relations (ISPR) was established in 1949 with Pakistan Army, army colonel Shahbaz Khan (colonel), Shahbaz Khan becoming its first director-general. The ISPR operates as a unified public relations system for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
