Italy Approved $762 m in Arms Sales to Pakistan in 2018
According to Italy’s “Report on Authorized Transactions Carried Out for Export, Import and Transit Control of Armament Materials,” the Italian government approved €682.91 million (i.e.,...
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Italian Defence Industry Heads Visit Pakistan
On 17 October 2019, the President of the AIAD (Italian Companies for Aerospace, Defence and Security), Guido Crosetto, and CEO of MBDA Italy, Pasquale Di...
Ukraine Unveils New Supersonic Air-to-Surface Missile Program
Ukraine’s Yuzhnoye Design Office revealed that it is developing a new supersonic-cruising air-to-surface missile (ASM) called the ‘Bliskavka’ (Lightning). It showcased a mock-up of the...
BMC Says Altay MBT Will Be Ready in Two Years
BMC, the Turkish manufacturer awarded with the contract of manufacturing the Altay main battle tank for the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), said that the TSK...
Saab and Boeing Successfully Test Fire GLSDB
On 14 October 2019, Saab and Boeing announced that they successfully test-fired the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) system in Norway towards the end of...
China Releases New Details on the AVIC Z-20 Helicopter
China’s state-owned newspaper provided details of the Z-20, the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) new transport helicopter.
Turkey Completes HİSAR-A Surface-to-Air Missile Tests
Turkey’s Defense Industry President İsmail Demir announced that Roketsan and Aselsan completed the development of the HİSAR-A surface-to-air missile (SAM) system.
Can Offsets Work in Pakistan? (Quwa Premium Sample) Plus
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...
Dassault Delivers First Four Rafale Fighters to India
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has officially received its first four (out of an order of 36) Dassault Rafale multi-role fighter aircraft at Dassault Aviation’s...
Pakistan Confirms Deliveries of Follow-On Erieye AEW&C
In its yearbook for 2017-2018, the Pakistan Ministry of Defence Production confirmed that the Pakistan Air Force ordered its sixth Saab 2000 Erieye airborne early...