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Pakistan’s Prime Minister took a test flight of the T129 attack helicopter, which Islamabad is considering procuring. During a visit to Turkey, new Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi took …
Pakistani Prime Minister Confirms Negotiations Ongoing for T129 Read More The first images of Pakistan’s AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters have surfaced, indicating that a delivery will occur soon. On August 16, 2017, images of Pakistan’s new AH-1Zs emerged on social …
Pakistan’s AH-1Z Delivery On Track Read More Azerbaijan has signed an agreement with Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) on the purchase of 10 Super Mushshak trainer aircraft. PAC announced in a press release on July 27, 2017 that …
Azerbaijan Purchases Super Mushshaks Read More Pakistan has successfully tested a short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, according to the military. The military said on July 5, 2017 that it had tested the Nasr missile, which carries a …
Pakistan Tests Nasr Short-Range Missile Read More Pakistan is due to receive new airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. Air Forces Monthly reported on May 19, 2017 that Pakistan will take delivery of three Saab 2000 …
Pakistan to Receive New AEW&C Aircraft Read More Pakistan and Turkey have agreed to a memorandum of understanding on each acquiring military systems. The Turkish defense industry undersecretariat stated on May 10, 2017 that Turkey and Pakistan had …
Pakistan to Acquire Four Turkish Corvettes Read More More JF-17s join Pakistani service. At a ceremony at Kamra airbase on February 16, 2017, Pakistan’s Defense Ministry officially received 16 new JF-17 fighter jets. These, according to Radio Pakistan, …
Pakistan Inducts More JF-17s Into Air Force Read Moreby Derek Bisaccio, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. On August 3, The Washington Post reported that the United States had decided to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in military assistance to …
United States Withholds Military Reimbursement Funding for Pakistan Read More by Dan Darling, Forecast International. When Narendra Modi’s center-right National Democratic Alliance (NDA) proved victorious in India’s elections a year ago, the win seemed to herald a new era for …
India’s Center-Right Government Unveils New Defense Budget – and It’s Less than Expected Read More