UAE’s NIMR successfully produced 1000 armoured vehicles
NIMR Automotive, a leading defence vendor in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), successfully rolled out its 1000th armoured vehicle.
Middle East
Details on Qatar’s multi billion-dollar naval deal with Italy
For $4.47 billion U.S. Qatar will be procuring four corvettes, two offshore patrol vessels and a landing platform dock (LPD) from Italy’s Fincantieri.
Qatar is buying five Italian warships for $5.61bn
Qatar will soon sign a $5.61 billion U.S. contract with the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for five corvettes/light frigates and a support ship.
Is the Iron Dome a good air defence concept?
An overview & analysis of whether the Israeli Iron Dome is a concept worth emulating, especially as an air defence system for small projectiles &...
Otokar TULPAR-S APC makes international debut at Eurosatory 2016
The new generation armoured personnel carrier TULPAR-S by the Turkish military vehicles maker Otokar made its international debut at Eurosatory 2016.
Egyptian MiG-29s (or MiG-35?) reportedly in production
MiG-29 (or MiG-35) Fulcrums for the Egyptian Air Force are reportedly in production as per a $2 billion U.S. contract apparently signed in 2015.
Qatar orders 24 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters
The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) placed a $667.5 million U.S. order for 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters.
Turkey will produce Black Hawk helicopters under license
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) will produce the S-70 Black Hawk helicopters under license. It also secured export licenses for the S-70.
This Week in Review: Turkish-Pakistani defence ties climb
Turkey and Pakistan are on-track to finalizing a number of big-ticket defence contracts, if successful, it would be a significant surge.
Pakistan will get Turkey to upgrade its Agosta 90B submarines
The Pakistan Navy is in detailed discussions with Turkey to upgrade its fleet of three AIP-equipped Agosta 90B submarines.