Emirati and Turkish companies pair up to supply 8×8 IFV to UAE.
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Heavy Vehicle Industries and Turkey’s Otokar are collaborating to supply Rabdan 8x8 infantry fighting vehicles to the UAE
Bilal Khan
Founder of Quwa, Bilal has been researching Pakistani defence industry and security issues for over 15 years. His work has been cited by Pakistan's National Defence University (NDU), the Council of Foreign Relations, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Centre of Airpower Studies and many others. He has a Hons. B.A in Political Science and Masters of Interntional Public Policy from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
UAE’s armed forces order 1,750+ armoured vehicles from NIMR
NIMR Automotive received an order from the United Arab Emirates’ armed forces for more than 1,750 armoured vehicles
Embraer KC-390 successfully conducts dry-contact refueling tests
Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force successfully ran the KC-390 through a dry-contact run with a F-5M, demonstrating the KC-390’s refueling capabilities
Pakistan’s GIDS considers developing MALE UAV
Global Industry and Defence Solutions (GIDS) is planning to develop a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
IDEX 2017: China showcases new-generation frigate and S26 submarine
CSSC showcased a next-generation trimaran-hull frigate and the S26 air-independent propulsion (AIP)-powered submarine at IDEX 2017
Pakistan opts for Kelvin Hughes SharpEye radar for Agosta 90B
The Pakistan Navy selected Kelvin Hughes’ SharpEye I-band pulse-Doppler radar for use on the upgraded Khalid-class Agosta 90B submarine
IDEX 2017: Lockheed Martin hopeful for new F-16 sales and upgrades in the Middle East market
While committing to retain F-16 manufacturing in the U.S., Lockheed Martin is hopeful of securing new sales and upgrade contracts in the Middle East
IDEX 2017: Pakistan and Ukraine sign agreement to co-produce engines for tanks
Pakistan and Ukraine signed a memorandum-of-understanding (MoU) to co-produce diesel engine and engine components for Pakistan’s main battle tanks
IDEX 2017: Pakistan reportedly expresses interest in Serbian armaments
Pakistan’s Minister of Defence Production, Rana Tanveer Hussain, visited Yugoimport-SDPR’s exhibit at IDEX 2017, expressing interest in the NORA B-52
Pakistan orders another batch of Leonard AW139 helicopters
Leonardo announced that Pakistan has ordered another batch of AgustaWestland AW139 utility helicopters, making this its third recent order