Louisiana builder to supply additional patrol boats for Bangladesh

Louisiana shipbuilder Metal Shark has received orders for additional aluminium patrol boats of its 38 Defiant series for Bangladesh, expanding an established maritime-security supply relationship. The model is 38 feet (about 12 metres) long, while the number of new boats ordered has not been disclosed. The craft will support missions conducted by the Bangladesh Navy and Coast Guard, including coastal patrol, surveillance, interdiction and protection of maritime approaches. Earlier US government transfers included ten 38-foot and ten 25-foot boats handed over in 2021, creating an existing operating and maintenance base for the type. The new announcement confirms further construction orders, but detailed delivery dates, unit configurations and the overall contract value were not specified in the reporting.