Qatar will buy Turkish drones, ships and armoured vehicles
At DIMDEX 2018, Qatar signed deals worth $800 million US with Turkey for the purchase of Bayraktar TB2 drones, patrol and training boats, and NMS 4x4 armoured vehicles.
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Indian Air Force commits to procure a total of 324 HAL Tejas fighters
The Indian Air Force is reportedly planning to add 201 Tejas Mk2 fighters to its existing order of 123 Tejas. This is conditional on Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd bringing the Tejas…
Outgoing Pakistan Air Force Chief: JF-17 Block-III design finalized
The outgoing Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Sohail Aman announced that the design of the JF-17 Block-III was “finalized”.
Fincantieri reveals specifications for Qatar’s future naval ships
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri unveiled the design, specifications and capabilities of Qatar’s forthcoming corvettes, offshore patrol vessels and landing platform dock at DIMDEX 2018.
Karachi Shipyards & Engineering Works delivers two Damen Stan Patrol 1605 FRP patrol boats to Pakistan Customs
Pakistan Customs has taken delivery of two Damen Stan Patrol 1605 FRP patrol boats. The handover ceremony took place on 10th March at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Ltd (KS&EW).…
Analyzing the SIPRI Report on Pakistani Defence Procurement
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its research on worldwide defence procurement activities from 2013 to 2017. Quwa analyzes SIPRI’s findings regarding the reduction in Pakistan’s defence imports,…
Pakistan Navy test-fires land-based anti-ship missile
The Pakistan Navy announced that it had test-fired an anti-ship missile (AShM) as part of a training drill on 10 March 2018. No details were provided into the type or…
RIBAT-2018 (Part 2): Effecting Peacetime Maritime Security
Under RIBAT-2018, the Pakistan Navy sought to validate its interoperability with the Pakistan Air Force as well as its capacity to undertake peacetime maritime security tasks, particularly in terms of…
Pakistan concludes joint-naval and air exercise – RIBAT-2018
On 06 March the Pakistan Navy (PN) and the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) concluded their joint-exercise in the North Arabian Sea – RIBAT-2018.
Pakistan Air Force’s No. 88 squadron converts to AW139
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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