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On 09 July 2018, Pakistan’s state-owned news agency reports that “Pakistan and Italy stressed upon the need to explore the field of joint defence production.” The call comes following meetings between the Pakistan Minister of Defence Production (MoDP) and the CEO of…

The Pakistan Navy received its first of two ATR-72 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) from Rheinland Air Service (RAS) and Aerodata in “the second quarter” of 2018. Conversion work on the second ATR-72 has reportedly begun, it has a slated delivery date for…

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.

Damen Shipyards held the steel-cutting ceremony of the first of two Damen 1800 offshore patrol vessels (OPV) ordered by the Pakistan Navy in 2017. The second OPV is to be built in Pakistan by Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW).

Turkish defence contractor Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Tic. A.Ş. (STM) announced that the Pakistan Navy Fleet Tanker (PNFT) – PNS Moawin – conducted its first survey mission in the Indian Ocean on 31 March 2018.

Pakistan has begun receiving the Mi-35M helicopters it ordered from Russian Helicopters in 2015. Footage shows a Mi-35M in Pakistan Army Aviation (PAA) colours flying in Pakistan. In addition, Pakistani import-export logs show Rosoboronexport (Russia's state-owned company responsible for managing Russian defence exports)…