Bangladesh Navy is set to start its journey as a “three-dimensional force” as two submarines are going to be added to its fleet for the first time on Sunday. Also Read- Navy submarines dock in Chittagong portA ship brought Bangladesh’s first submarines named “Nabajatra” and “Joyjatra” to Chittagong Port from China on December 22 last year. The Type 035G-class submarines were assembled at Chinese state-owned Liaonan shipyard in the Dalian state. The submarines, also known as Ming-class, are a class of diesel-electric submarines of the People’s Liberation Army Navy. Also Read- Two submarines added to Bangladesh armadaThe primary weaponry for Type 035G is the Yu-3 torpedo.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 11, 2017 15:33 UTC