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Monthly Defense News Recap – August 2023
Several months after greenlighting the transfer of third-party F-16s and training from Europe, the U.S. will now directly provide F-16 flight training to Ukrainian pilots.
Pakistan Launches 4th MILGEM Corvette (PNS Tariq – 283)
Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) launched the Pakistan Navy’s fourth Babur-class MILGEM corvette, the PNS Tariq (283).
Pakistan Looks to Use Drones as Strike Assets
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is integrating numerous stand-off range weapons (SOW) to its newly inducted Bayraktar Akıncı drone.
Türkiye and Pakistan to Start Talks on KAAN Stealth Fighter
Türkiye will start negotiations with Pakistani officials in August about Pakistan potentially joining the KAAN next-generation fighter project.
Monthly Defense News Recap – July 2023
During IDEF 2023, Türkiye’s aviation industry signalled that it would bring its prototypes and design concepts to fruition through investments and partnerships.
India Greenlights Navy Rafale and Scorpene Talks With France
India’s Ministry of Defence’s Defence Acquisition Council paved the way for talks for 26 Rafale fighters and 3 Scorpene submarines for the Indian Navy.
India and Pakistan Continue Building Their Naval Aviation Capabilities
Both Pakistan and India are heavily investing in unmanned technologies to complement their air, surface, and sub-surface fleets.
Cluster Warheads Enter the Russia-Ukraine War
The U.S is releasing Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munition (DPICM) artillery rounds to Ukraine, marking the entry of submunitions warheads in the war.
Monthly Defense News Recap – June 2023
GE Aerospace signs MoU with India's HAL to produce the F414 turbofan engine; Pakistan seemingly shows interest in Turkiye's next-gen fighter.
Lessons from Ukraine: Securing the Munitions Supply Chain
Pakistan is gearing its defence industry to produce more sophisticated munitions, a likely move to secure more of its ammunition supply channel.
Pakistan Works to Enhance its Rocket Artillery Capabilities
Pakistan is developing a new variant of its Fatah-series of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) with a range of 250 km.
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