Pakistan inks contract for T129 ATAK attack helicopters
On 13 July, the Turkish Undersecretary of Defence Industries (SSM) Ismail Demir announced that Pakistan inked a contract for 30 T129 ATAK attack helicopters from...
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Nigeria Approves Budget with New Payments for JF-17 fighters
On 20 June 2018, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari signed the country’s next fiscal budget – i.e. the 2018 Appropriation Bill of the Federal Government of...
Pakistan Inks Contract for 4 MILGEM Ada Corvettes from Turkey
Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) has formally inked a contract with Turkey’s Military Factory and Shipyard Corporation (Askeri Fabrika ve Tersane İşletme Anonim Şirketi:...
Poland Looks to Pakistan’s Defence Market for Sales
In June 2018, the Pakistan Army’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa led a delegation to Poland with the aim of visiting...
Pakistan’s Anti-Access/Area-Denial Options (Part 3): ISR & Net-Warfare
The capacity to effectively undertake stand-off range targeting – especially by networking sensors to offboard munitions – along with building a comprehensive situational awareness capability...
Is Azerbaijan’s SOM Cruise Missile a Factor for the JF-17?
On 26 June 2018, Azerbaijan showcased a Roketsan SOM air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) as part of its annual military parade in its capital, Baku.[1] Operational...
Pakistan Plans to Get PRSS-01 Earth Observation Satellite Launched in July
Pakistan’s Foreign Office announced that the Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS-01) – which will also include the Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite (PakTES-1A) – will be...
Pakistan’s Erieye AEW&C Follow-On Order Now Proceeding?
Export-Import registries in April 2018 show the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) taking delivery of radar equipment from Saab AB in Sweden, potentially indicating that the...
Turkey’s STM Showcases New MILGEM Ada Corvette Variant
Responding to the Brazilian Navy’s bid for a new corvette, Turkey’s Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik A.Ş. (STM) partnered with a number of local defence suppliers to...
Pakistan’s Anti-Access/Area-Denial Options (Part 2): Submarines
The Pakistan Navy is well on its way in terms of constructing a sizable conventional submarine fleet. Its three existing Agosta 90Bs are undergoing a...