Prologue:
This is a continuation of the Quwa Premium articles discussing the Pakistani defence industry, specifically its inability to produce a domestic marketplace to which the Pakistani armed forces and foreign customers can consult, its nascent private sector activity and the steps Pakistan…
The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) released a request-for-proposals (RFP) for a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
Turkey’s Undersecretariat of Defence Industries (SSM) has contracted Kale Aero to develop a miniature turbojet engine for cruise missiles.
Constructing a Domestic Marketplace of Products
One of the drawbacks of nascent private sector activity in the defence industry, especially in new product development, is that Pakistan lacks a domestic marketplace to consult for its requirements. Thus, each of the service arms…
In a Pakistani Senate hearing, Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) outlined that it was producing 18 al-Khalid tanks per year out of an annual capacity of 50.
Pakistan’s Minister of Defence Production (MoDP) Rana Tanveer Hussain paid an official two-day visit (24-26 November) to Turkey in a bid to review ongoing bilateral defence programs. The MoDP had met with Turkey’s Minister of National Defence Nurettin Canikli.
According to a press…
U.S. officials hinted at examining options for Turkey’s participation in the F-35 program in light of Ankara’s decision to acquire S-400 air defence systems
Saudi Arabia is reportedly negotiating with Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) for six Anka medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) drones
Abu Dhabi-based Calidus LLC is showcasing its B-250 counterinsurgency (COIN) turboprop attack aircraft at the 2017 Dubai Air Show
Turkey’s Minister of Defence Nurettin Canikli announced that Ankara had ordered the S-400 long-range air defence system from Russia