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Pakistan Navy Makes Gains in Surface Combatant Programs

Key Pakistan Navy (PN) surface combatant programs have started materializing, namely its Babur-class (MILGEM) corvette and Yarmouk-class Batch-II offshore patrol vessel (OPV) programs. On September 23, the PN commissioned its first of four Babur-class multi-mission corvettes, PNS Babur, at Istanbul Shipyard. The corvettes…

Analysis: Why is Pakistan Pursuing the TF-X Kaan Fighter? (Part 2)

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In August, Turkey’s Deputy Defense Minister, Celal Sami Tüfekçi, said that Turkish officials will visit Pakistan to discuss the latter’s potential entry into Turkey’s next-generation fighter aircraft (NGFA) program, the TF-X KAAN. Moreover, Tüfekçi revealed that nearly 200 Pakistani engineers were already…

Analysis: Why is Pakistan Pursuing the TF-X Kaan Fighter? (Part-1)

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What does Turkey have to gain from letting Pakistan join the KAAN? Would Pakistan be an asset – or a liability?

Monthly Defense News Recap – August 2023

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Several months after greenlighting the transfer of third-party F-16s and training from Europe, the U.S. will now directly provide F-16 flight training to Ukrainian pilots.

Pakistan Launches 4th MILGEM Corvette (PNS Tariq – 283)

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Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) launched the Pakistan Navy’s fourth Babur-class MILGEM corvette, the PNS Tariq (283).

Pakistan Looks to Use Drones as Strike Assets

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The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is integrating numerous stand-off range weapons (SOW) to its newly inducted Bayraktar Akıncı drone.

Türkiye and Pakistan to Start Talks on KAAN Stealth Fighter

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Türkiye will start negotiations with Pakistani officials in August about Pakistan potentially joining the KAAN next-generation fighter project.

Monthly Defense News Recap – July 2023

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During IDEF 2023, Türkiye’s aviation industry signalled that it would bring its prototypes and design concepts to fruition through investments and partnerships.

India Greenlights Navy Rafale and Scorpene Talks With France

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India’s Ministry of Defence’s Defence Acquisition Council paved the way for talks for 26 Rafale fighters and 3 Scorpene submarines for the Indian Navy.

India and Pakistan Continue Building Their Naval Aviation Capabilities

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Both Pakistan and India are heavily investing in unmanned technologies to complement their air, surface, and sub-surface fleets.