Turkey and Pakistan are on-track to finalizing a number of big-ticket defence contracts, if successful, it would be a significant surge.
The Pakistan Navy is in detailed discussions with Turkey to upgrade its fleet of three AIP-equipped Agosta 90B submarines.
The Pakistan Army is examining the Turkish Aerospace Industries T-129 ATAK dedicated attack helicopter. One unit is in Pakistan for testing.
The Pakistan Navy reportedly requested Turkey for four MILGEM or Ada-class corvettes along with the rights and technology to produce them in Pakistan.
An overview of how Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program has developed since the Chagai-I and Chagai-II tests in 1998.
The Egyptian Navy has received the first of two Mistral-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) – the ENS Gamal Abdel Nasser.
According to the South African Navy, the Pakistan Navy may be interested in the Denel Dynamics Umkhonto surface-to-air missile (SAM).
Pakistan’s Minister of Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain said that a deal with Russia for Mi-35 helicopters would be finalized in several months.
According to its ambassador in Russia, Indonesia is interested in acquiring two Kilo-class submarines and other arms from Russia.
A brief look at impotant military exercises that have taken place (and will be taking place) in the Middle East: Anatolian Eagle, EFES 2016, Eager Lion