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Turkey’s AKP Claims Export Win Amid Economic Pressures

by Bilal Khan June 10, 2018 1764Views 0Comments

On 24 May, Turkey’s ruling party – the Justice and Development Party (AKP) – claimed that Pakistan signed its contract for 30 Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) T129 ATAK attack helicopters. The AKP’s statement is as follows (translated): “a very short while ago, contracts…

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Turkey’s AKP Claims Export Win Amid Economic Pressures Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan June 10, 2018 179Views 0Comments

On 24 May, Turkey’s ruling party – the Justice and Development Party (AKP) – claimed that Pakistan signed its contract for 30 Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) T129 ATAK attack helicopters. The AKP’s statement is as follows (translated): “a very short while ago, contracts…

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Pakistan Defence Review: News/Procurement Updates

by Bilal Khan April 30, 2018 1713Views 0Comments

This is a review of ancillary Pakistani defence news topics with short-hand analysis to provide clarity and context. Pakistan announced that it will increase its defence budget by 19.6% – i.e. to PKR 1.1 trillion (i.e. $9.6 billion US); Pakistan Public Sector…

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by Bilal Khan April 30, 2018 175Views 0Comments

This is a review of main and ancillary Pakistani defence news topics along with short-hand analysis to offer clarity and context: Pakistan announced its defence budget for 2018-2019; the Public Sector Development Program’s (PSDP) budget includes an increased budget for the Space…

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Turkish Aerospace Industries delivers 2 Anka-S to Turkish Forces

by Bilal Khan April 10, 2018 1881Views 0Comments

On 08 April, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) announced that it delivered two Anka-S unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), raising the TSK’s Anka-S fleet to six UAVs. The TSK began receiving the Anka-S in February. The Anka-S is equipped with…

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Pakistan Air Force’s No. 88 squadron converts to AW139

by Bilal Khan March 4, 2018 2015Views 0Comments

The Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) No. 88 Search & Rescue (SAR) Squadron has formally commissioned the PAF’s newly procured Leonardo AW139.

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Pakistan Army Aviation’s High-Altitude Capabilities Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan February 20, 2018 194Views 0Comments

The Airbus Helicopters H125M Fennec forms the mainstay of the Pakistan Army Aviation Corps’ (PAA) high-altitude operations fleet. On 26 January 2018, two PAA H125Ms were deployed to execute the rescue of two European climbers on Nanga Parbat, requiring both aircraft to…

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Pakistan’s Defence Industry: Constructing a Domestic Marketplace & Examining Offsets Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan December 12, 2017 186Views 0Comments

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…

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KSEW launches 600-ton patrol boat for Pakistan Maritime Security Agency

by Bilal Khan December 5, 2017 2001Views 29Comments

Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) launched a 600-ton Maritime Patrol Vessel (MPV) for the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency for sea trials.

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Pakistan proposes joint defence production with Turkey and Azerbaijan

by Bilal Khan December 5, 2017 1991Views 1Comment

Pakistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan held a trilateral foreign ministers meeting on November 30 in a bid to enhance relations between the three countries.