According to analysts, Pakistan will likely spend $12 billion U.S. on armaments from 2016 to 2024. An uncertain economic outlook could have an impact.
Botswana has confirmed that it is in talks with the Swedish government for 8-12 Gripen multi-role fighters for the Botswana Defence Force.
Turkey’s Aselsan secured a $25 million contract to integrate the ASELPOD advanced targeting pod to an airborne platform of an undisclosed country.
The Government of Pakistan announced that it would increase the country’s defence budget by 11% to $8.2 billion for 2016-2017.
Turkey and Pakistan are on-track to finalizing a number of big-ticket defence contracts, if successful, it would be a significant surge.
According to the South African Navy, the Pakistan Navy may be interested in the Denel Dynamics Umkhonto surface-to-air missile (SAM).
The Government of India has essentially banned (on charges of corruption) the Italian defence giant Leonardo from competing for Indian military contracts.
Without support from the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program, Pakistan opted to let an approved purchase of eight F-16C/D Block-52 expire.
The L-15, China’s promising lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT) is beginning to materialize as an adept lightweight multi-role fighter.
According to the Pakistan Air Force’s commander, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, the next-gen fighter will be driven by building indigenous capacity