Frigate Omar Faruq and Abu Ubaidah reached Bangladesh.

[Homo Sapiens]

Two Type 053H3 frigates reached Mongla port. China sold these 2 to Bangladesh in 2019. Handed over 18th December, 2019, started journey at 23th December.

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

Mubarrak to Bangladesh.

 

[Genghis khan1]

It says, F-16 on it. Does this thing also fly?

 

[khansaheeb]

It says, F-16 on it. Does this thing also fly?

Well frigates do fly, the feathered variety.

 

[CHI RULES]

Two Type 053H3 frigates reached Mongla port. China sold these 2 to Bangladesh in 2019. Handed over 18th December, 2019, started journey at 23th December.

Please share some specs especially upgrades if u can.

 

[Homo Sapiens]

Please share some specs especially upgrades if u can.

History

Bangladesh
Name: BNS Umar Farooq
Launched: October 1997
Identification: Pennant number: F-16

Name: BNS Abu Ubaidah
Launched: December 1999
Identification: Pennant number: F 19

Builder: Hudong Shipyard, Shanghai
Acquired: 18 December 2019

General characteristics
Class and type: Modified Type 053H3 frigate
Displacement:

• 2,250 tons(empty)
• 2,393 tons (full)

Length: 112 m (367.5 ft)
Beam: 12.4 m (40.7 ft)
Draft: 4.3 m (14.1 ft)
Propulsion:

• 2 shafts, CODAD:
• 2 x 18E390VA diesel at 23,600 hp (17,600 kW)
• 2 x MTU diesel at 8,715 hp (6,499 kW)

Speed: 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range: 5,000 mi (8,000 km) at 15 to 16 knots (28 to 30 km/h)
Complement: 168 (30 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems:

• Type 360 Radar (SR60) Surface Search, E/F band
• Type 517H-1 (Knife Rest) 2D long-range air search, A-band
• Type 345 Radar (MR35) FM-90 SAM and 100 mm gun fire-control, J-band
• Type 352 Radar (Square Tie) surface search and AShM fire control, I-band
• 2 × Type 347G/EFR-1 (Rice Lamp) dual 37 mm AA gun fire control, I-band
• 2 × Racal RM-1290 Navigation radar, I-band

Electronic warfare
& decoys:

• Data link: HN-900 (Chinese equivalent of Link 11A/B, to be upgraded)
• Communication: SNTI-240 SATCOM
• Combat Data System: ZKJ-3C
• RWD-8 (Jug Pair) intercept
• Type 981-3 EW Jammer
• SR-210 Radar warning receiver
• Type 651A IFF

Armament:

• 2 × 4-cell C-802A Anti-ship missile
• 1 × 8-cell FM-90 Surface-to-air missile system
• 1 × PJ33A dual 100 mm gun
• 4 × Type 76A dual 37 mm AA guns
• 6 × torpedo launchers
• 2 × 6-tube Type 3200 ASW rocket launchers
• 2 × DC racks
• 2 × Type 946/PJ-46 15-barrel decoy rocket launchers

Aircraft carried: AgustaWestland AW109
Aviation facilities: Hangar

 

[~Phoenix~]

Later this year, a further two more Type-053H3 frigates will join the Bangladesh Navy fleet. They are BNS Khalid Bin Walid (F20) and BNS Osman (F18).

 

[AMG_12]

No sonar on these ships?

 

[ghost250]

No sonar on these ships?

S-07H bow-mounted medium frequency sonar

 

[Bilal9]

Two Type 053H3 frigates reached Mongla port. China sold these 2 to Bangladesh in 2019. Handed over 18th December, 2019, started journey at 23th December.

Bhai I don't know where they get these reporters. They should be slapped around silly and let go. Can speak neither Bengali nor English - and was stammering the whole time. Dreadful....

I am amazed how they can get jobs as reporters.

 

[Homo Sapiens]

Bhai I don't know where they get these reporters. They should be slapped around silly and let go. Can speak neither Bengali nor English - and was stammering the whole time. Dreadful....

I am amazed how they can get jobs as reporters.

True, I cringed when he said these frigate would be useful to protect marine fisheries and combat pirates. What the ....

 

[Bilal9]

True, I cringed when he said these frigate would be useful to protect marine fisheries and combat pirates. What the ....

Yup - one true Chhagal...I don't know if the TV networks are just cheap or incompetent themselves to hire idiot people like these. I mean the least they are required to do is pronounce English or Bengali coherently and without stammering um, oo, ee etc....

 

[The Ronin]

True, I cringed when he said these frigate would be useful to protect marine fisheries and combat pirates. What the ....

They didn't say anything wrong. They are saying what BN told them. Check the statement released by ISPR. And check what kinda ships patrol Somali water to combat pirates.

https://www.ispr.gov.bd/en/গণচীন-হতে-দেশে-পৌঁছেছে-ন-2/

 

[Philip the Arab]

Why is that reporter so white? Does BD like so many other nations favor white skin?

 

[Homo Sapiens]

Why is that reporter so white? Does BD like so many other nations favor white skin?

Bangladeshi do not prefer pale white skin like the Europeans. We prefer light brown skin among our own people. Like this actress from Bangladesh.