DefenceTalkLeonardo announced today that the Pakistan Ministry of Defence has placed orders for an undisclosed number of additional AgustaWestland AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters. The aircraft will be used to perform utility and transport operations across the nation. Deliveries are expected to start in mid-2017. This latest purchase further expands the presence and success of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-expands-its-aw139-fleet-with-new-orders-69217/

DefenceTalkSixteen more JF-17 Thunder jets were inducted into the No. 14 Squadron of the Pakistan Air Force during a ceremony held at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex on Thursday. Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif attended the ceremony as the chief guest while Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman was also present. Addressing the gathering, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/16-more-jf-17-aircraft-handed-over-to-pakistan-air-force-69170/

DefenceTalkPakistan on Monday test-fired its first submarine-launched cruise missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and giving the country a credible second strike capability, the military said. The missile was fired from an underwater mobile platform and hit its target with precise accuracy, it said in a statement. A military spokesman confirmed to AFP the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-test-fires-first-nuclear-capable-submarine-cruise-missile-68778/

DefenceTalkPakistan on Wednesday conveyed to the United States that India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) are patronising terrorists groups to attack soft targets in the country. National Security Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua conveyed the message to US ambassador David Hale in a meeting today, said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raw-nds-patronizing-terror-groups-in-afghanistan-pak-national-security-adviser-tells-us-envoy-68490/

DefenceTalkIndia may have just spent billions of dollars on hi-tech French fighter jets, but experts say it needs to do a lot more if it is going to face up to an increasingly assertive China. The world’s top defence importer has signed several big-ticket deals as part of a $100-billion upgrade since Hindu nationalist Prime […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-needs-more-than-rafale-jets-to-match-china-experts-68215/

DefenceTalkIndia signed a formal agreement Friday to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France’s Dassault for a reported $8.8 billion, one of its biggest defence deals in decades. India’s Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian signed the agreement at a ceremony in New Delhi after years of tortuous negotiations between […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-signs-8-8bn-deal-to-buy-36-french-rafale-fighter-jets-68212/

DefenceTalkRussia and Pakistan will carry out their first joint military exercise this weekend, the Pakistani military said Friday, at a time of heightened tensions between Islamabad and nuclear-armed rival India. The exercise is being seen as a demonstration of closer defense ties between the two countries after they signed a military cooperation pact in 2014. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-pakistan-to-carry-out-first-joint-military-exercise-68209/

DefenceTalkMOSCOW: Islamabad and Moscow are negotiating a deal on Su-35 and Su-37 jets, Shahab Qadir Khan, deputy director of export promotion services in the Pakistani Defense Export Promotion Organization, told Sputnik. “Pakistan is involved in negotiations with Russia on a deal for Su-35 and Su-37. We are in initial stage now,” Qadir Khan said. According […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-russia-negotiating-deal-on-russian-su-35-su-37-jets-68116/

DefenceTalkAdviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Friday briefed the ambassadors of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the European Union regarding the human right violations being committed by the Indian forces in occupied Kashmir. “The adviser deplored the lethal use of force by the Indian occupation forces […]https://www.defencetalk.com/unsc-eu-ambassadors-briefed-on-human-right-violations-in-indian-occupied-kashmir-68064/

DefenceTalkPakistan Army soldiers have won an international sniping and shooting competition in Beijing, said the Inter-Services Public Relations on Thursday. The team representing Pakistan Army secured first position in all individual and team events. Naik Arshad was declared the best sniper in the competition, which was attended by 21 teams representing 14 countries. In July, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-army-wins-international-sniping-competition-in-beijing-68048/