The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) placed a $667.5 million U.S. order for 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters.
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) will produce the S-70 Black Hawk helicopters under license. It also secured export licenses for the S-70.
Turkey and Pakistan are on-track to finalizing a number of big-ticket defence contracts, if successful, it would be a significant surge.
The Pakistan Navy is in detailed discussions with Turkey to upgrade its fleet of three AIP-equipped Agosta 90B submarines.
The Pakistan Army is examining the Turkish Aerospace Industries T-129 ATAK dedicated attack helicopter. One unit is in Pakistan for testing.
The Egyptian Navy has received the first of two Mistral-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) – the ENS Gamal Abdel Nasser.
The Algerian Forces have received the first two (of a total of 42) Mi-28NE Night Hunter dedicated attack helicopters from Russia.
The Israeli Navy claims that it has successfully tested the sea-based leg of its rocket defence system – the Iron Dome – from a Sa’ar 5 corvette.
The Turkish Navy is looking for a long-range maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) to supplement its fleet of ATR-72 and CN-235 MPA fleets.
Turkey and Ukraine will jointly manufacture passenger airliners and cargo aircraft. This is another in the increasing cooperation between the two countries.