Bangladesh would like to buy Russian-made 8x8 armoured vehicles personnel carrier BTR-80

Bangladesh is negotiating with Russia for the supply of 8x8 armored vehicles personnel carrier BTR-80 with a Russian credit of one billion dollars, announced in Bangalore, India, Alexander Fomin, Director of the Russian Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation (FSVTS).

Russian-made BTR-80 8x8 armoured vehicle personnel carrier at Engineering Technologies 2012, defence exhibition in Moscow.

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Russia needs a new amphibious armoured infantry fighting vehicle for its Marine troops

The Russian Ministry of Defense has formulated the specifications for the new amphibious armored infantry vehicle, which will conduct amphibious assault landings from the new French Mistral helicopter carrier.

The BMP-3F is currently the standard amphibious infantry armoured vehicle of the Russian Marine Infantry units.

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Russia will loan to Bangladesh $1 billion to purchase Russian-made arms and military equipment

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday, January 15, 2013, his country will loan Bangladesh $1 billion to purchase Russian-made arms and military equipment. Bangladesh is likely to use the money to buy MiG-29SMT fighter jets, upgrade an earlier batch of MiG-29s and purchase BTR-80 armored vehicles and Mi-171 military helicopters, the official Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported.

The armed forces of Bangladesh already use Russian armored vehicles as the BTR-80.

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