“Bangladesh has become an important customer of the Turkish defence industry,” Bangladesh media reported. “One of the major buyers of military equipment produced in Turkey was Bangladesh,” the report said, referring to Turkey’s export list.
In 2021, Bangladesh became the fourth-largest arms buyer from Turkey after the United States, Azerbaijan, and the UAE. Bangladesh reportedly received $56.77 million worth of weapons from Turkey in April.
Approximately $1 billion worth of defence and aerospace industrial products were exported from Turkey in the first four months of the year. The first place in sales is the United States with $386,100,000, followed by Azerbaijan with $117,315,000, the United Arab Emirates with $90,299,000, Bangladesh with $57,827,000 and Germany with $50, 14,000.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)