ECI Partners, the parent firm of U.K. radar company Kelvin Hughes, agreed to sell its share of Kelvin Hughes to Hensoldt.
The Nigerian Air Force will receive its remaining 10 (or 12) Mi-35M attack helicopters from Russian Helicopters in 2018
Pakistan is reportedly in the process of begin negotiating for T129 ATAK attack helicopters from Turkish Aerospace Industries
For fiscal year 2016-2017, Pakistan reported that its defence exports grew to over $98 million U.S., a 55% increase from exports in 2006-2017 ($63 million)
Thanks to photos shared on Chinese websites (i.e. FYJS.cn), the first FC-1 bound for export, apparently to Myanmar, has been spotted in China.
A Nigerian Army Special Forces battalion completed an eight-week counter-terrorism training course in Pakistan under Pakistan’s Special Service Group (SSG)
Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation (GAIC) rolled out its first FTC-2000 light fighter and advanced trainer likely destined for the Sudanese Air Force
The Pakistani government has budgeted $8.7 billion U.S. for the armed forces in its 2017-2018 budget – an increase of $500 million (or 6%) to 2016-2017
Turkish Aerospace Industries and BAE Systems will ink the development agreement they agreed to in January. Pakistan may sign a “goodwill agreement”
Hongdu Aviation Industry Group rolled out its first L-15B lead-in fighter-trainer (LIFT) on May 1, building upon the success of the L-15A