Pakistan Defense News

Turkey, Pakistan reach their largest-ever defense contract By:  Burak Ege Bekdil      16 hours ago Go face to face with the TAI T129 Atak attack helicopter at the Dubai Airshow 2017. ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and Pakistan have agreed on the sale of a batch of 30 Turkish-made T129 ATAK multirole combat helicopters, Turkish officials have said. A government election manifesto revealed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey and Pakistan “just recently” agreed on the contract, which is the largest-ever Turkish-Pakistani defense contract. The two countries have been negotiating a T129 deal since 2014. This is the first export contract for the helicopter. Turkish Aerospace Industries, or TAI, maker of the T129 under license from the Italian-British AgustaWestland, has so far delivered 35 T129s to the Turkish Army and the Gendarmerie force. Before the deal, the T129 went through various tests i...

We Are 'Not Interested' in US F-35 Fighters - Indian Air Force Chief © AP Photo / Rick Bowmer MILITARY & INTELLIGENCE 12:58 27.04.2018 (updated 12:59 27.04.2018) Get short URL 8 37 0 The Indian Air Force chief’s statement came in response to queries regarding reports in some local newspapers that the Indian Air Force had asked for a classified briefing on the F-35 after the defense ministry scrapped the proposal for local production of foreign-origin fighter jets in India. New Delhi (Sputnik) — The Indian Air Force (IAF) has once again denied reports that it is interested in procuring Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jets. IAF chief B. S. Dhanoa has categorically rubbished such reports in a section of the Indian media. "There is not talk on F-35. The Indian Air Force has not evinced interest and not talked to anyone. It is incorrect to report that we are interested in F-35," Air Chief Marshal B. S. Dhanoa said at...

India’s Air Force just started a $19.5 billion fighter program — sort of By:  Vivek Raghuvanshi      April 9 219 12 An Indian air force Su-30MKI fighter aircraft assigned to the 15 Squadron, Sirsa Air Base, India, takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 4, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-1. The Indian air force has recently asked industry to bid on a $19 billion new fighter program. (US Air Force photo) NEW DELHI ― The Indian air force has launched a very ambitious $19.5 billion program to buy 110 military fighters. The problem is, the country’s Ministry of Defense says it is only a fact-finding exercise and there is no commitment from the government on the program as of now. The IAF on April 6 issued a Request for Information or RFI to all major global aviation companies to bid on the 110 fighter buy. Without mentioning the requirement of single or twin engine fighters, the service is seeking 82 single-se...