Bangladesh Navy successfully test fires long range missile
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Bangladesh Navy yesterday successfully test fired C-802 missile in the
Bay of Bengal, following an upgrade to the missile system with the
assistance of a Chinese technical team, officials said.
"BNS Osman could attain this glorious level of achievement after two
months of laborious attendance by the Chinese technical team and ship
staff," said an ISPR release.
This is the first instance BNS Osman, commissioned on May 4, 1989 as
the only missile frigate, fired long-range ship-to-ship C-802 missile, which
is capable of destroying any target within 120 kilometers.
Chief of the Naval Staff Vice-Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam expressed his
heartiest thanks to the government of China as well as all Chinese
delegation members on behalf of the Bangladesh government.
Principal Staff Officer Lt Gen Masududdin Chowdhury said the
upgradation programme is "part of the government policy".
Commodore Commanding of BN Flotilla Commodore HR Bhuiyan, Commodore
Superintendent Dockyard Commodore Jasim Uddin Bhuiyan, and Chinese Defense
Attache senior Colonel Ju Dewu, among others, were present.