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Turkey Books $3 billion in Pakistani Defence Deals Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan July 22, 2018 225Views 0Comments

Between 2016 and 2018, Turkey booked nearly $3 billion US in big-ticket defence sales to Pakistan, with items ranging from 30 T129 ATAK attack helicopters, four MILGEM Ada corvettes, a subsystems upgrade for Pakistan’s three Agosta 90B submarines and a spate of…

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Pakistan inks contract for T129 ATAK attack helicopters

by Bilal Khan July 14, 2018 2676Views 0Comments

On 13 July, the Turkish Undersecretary of Defence Industries (SSM) Ismail Demir announced that Pakistan inked a contract for 30 T129 ATAK attack helicopters from Turkish Aerospace (TA), formerly known Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).[1] Following the SSM, TA also announced the deal,…

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Pakistan inks contract for T129 ATAK attack helicopters Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan July 14, 2018 219Views 0Comments

On 13 July, the Turkish Undersecretary of Defence Industries (SSM) Ismail Demir announced that Pakistan inked a contract for 30 T129 ATAK attack helicopters from Turkish Aerospace (TA), formerly known Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).[1] Following the SSM, TA also announced the deal,…

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Turkey’s AKP Claims Export Win Amid Economic Pressures

by Bilal Khan June 10, 2018 2555Views 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 223Views 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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Monthly Report: Can Offsets Work in Pakistan?

by Bilal Khan May 21, 2018 2389Views 0Comments

This Quwa Premium report examines the viability of commercial offsets (tied to big-ticket defence purchases) in Pakistan. In this report, Quwa briefly reviews the checkered history of offset packages, especially in the developing world.

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Pakistan will set-up a Satellite Development and Production Facility

by Bilal Khan May 14, 2018 3094Views 0Comments

The Government of Pakistan has announced plans to establish a domestic satellite development and production facility – the Pakistan Space Centre – to materialize forthcoming remote-sensing and other satellite programs.

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Pakistan Defence Review: News/Procurement Updates Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan March 31, 2018 286Views 0Comments

This is a review of ancillary Pakistani defence news topics with short-hand analysis to provide clarity and context. In March 2018: 3 Turkish T129 attack helicopters took part at the Pakistan Day Parade; ASELPOD spotted on the JF-17; the JF-17 participating in…

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

by Bilal Khan March 4, 2018 3143Views 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 253Views 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…