IDEAS 2018: Pakistan Navy MILGEM Corvette (and Frigate?) Update
The Pakistan Navy announced that its MILGEM purchase from Turkey’s ASFAT A.S. comprises of two parts: three anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvettes and a lone, domestically...
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IDEAS 2018: Updates to the Pakistan Army’s T129 ATAK Program
According to Turkish Aerospace, the Pakistan Army Aviation Corps (PAA) is slated to receive its first T129 ATAK attack helicopters in late 2020. Currently, Turkish...
IDEAS 2018: Pakistan Navy is Negotiating for Anka-S UAV
The Pakistan Navy is interested in Turkish Aerospace’s Anka-S medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). According to Turkish Aerospace, negotiations are underway.
How ITAR Impacts Pakistan’s T129 ATAK Purchase from Turkey
In light of the 2019 National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA) signed into law by President Trump, the sale of 30 T129 ATAK attack helicopters by...
White House and Senate Block the Transfer of F-35 fighters to Turkey
On 13 August 2018 US President Donald Trump signed into law the $716 billion US National Defence Authorization Act. Of its salient mandates, the bill...
Turkey Expects First S-400 Air Defence System Delivery in 2019
Turkey’s foreign minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, announced that Ankara expects the first deliveries of the Almaz-Antey S-400 Triumf long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system before late 2019.
Turkey’s AKP Claims Export Win Amid Economic Pressures
On 24 May, Turkey’s ruling party – the Justice and Development Party (AKP) – claimed that Pakistan signed its contract for 30 Turkish Aerospace Industries...
Turkey and Ukraine Proceed with An-188 Transport Aircraft Program
At Eurasia Airshow 2018 Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Ukroboronprom’s (UOP) Antonov announced that they will jointly proceed with the development and production of the...
Turkey gets Altay MBT rolling by selecting BMC for serial production
The Undersecretary for Defence Industries (SSM) Ismail Demir announced that the Turkish auto-manufacturer BMC was selected to mass-produce the Altay main battle tank (MBT)
Turkish Aerospace Industries delivers 2 Anka-S to Turkish Forces
On 08 April, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) announced that it delivered two Anka-S unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), raising the...