ASFAT A.Ş. selects SSI’s ShipConstructor solution for Jinnah-class frigate. Pakistan Navy inducts FAC(M)-4, PNS Haibat. Bayraktar TB2 extends its wartime utility.
The Pakistan Army takes delivery of Norinco SH-15 self-propelled howitzers. The Pakistan Navy inducts 10 ex-Qatari Sea King helicopters. Turkey’s Bayraktar Akıncı secures an export order.
China launches Pakistan’s fourth Type 054A/P frigate. Pakistan receives a new batch of VT4 tanks and kits for upgrading its older tanks.
Turkey’s reliance on Western suppliers for critical inputs (such as engines and electronics) may help drive the development of the TFX, but at the cost of limiting exportability.
The RAS-72 Sea Eagle is among the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) newer inductions. The RAS-72 is a maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) based on the ATR-72, a commercially available commuter aircraft.
Today, the Zulfiquar-class (F-22P) frigate serves as one of the PN’s mainstay frigates,
The Yarmook-class corvette is a 2,300-ton design the Pakistan Navy acquired for anti-surface and anti-air operations as well as maritime security operations, day/night helicopter operations, combat search and rescue, and surveillance and intelligence missions.
The draw the full effectiveness of a long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM), the end-user must employ an integrated radar surveillance system. This system must eliminate coverage blind spots caused by the curvature of the Earth, and guide missiles using different radar-types.
In recent years, Turkey has risen to becoming Pakistan’s second leading arms supplier, following China. Could this relationship extend beyond procurement and stem into joint development and production?
In recent years, Turkey has risen to becoming Pakistan’s second leading arms supplier, following China. Could this relationship extend beyond procurement and stem into joint development and production?