An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Pakistan Army has crashed in the northwestern Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) due to technical failure. Drone was on the surveillance mission in the Azam Warsak area, west of Wana, the main town of the South Waziristan tribal region.

Two Pakistan Navy vessels have arrived in the naval port of Simon’s Town for a short port visit. The destroyer PNS Tippu Sultan and the combat support ship PNS Nasr are visiting from 10 to 13 December 2012. Their entry into the port was slightly delayed by a strong South Easter wind blowing in False Bay. The purpose of the ships’ visit is to maintain the Pakistan Navy’s international contact with the South African Navy and also to enhance bilateral relations between Pakistan and South Africa.

 According to the South African Navy (SAN), the relationship between the two navies has been improving steadily and this visit to Simon’s Town by the Pakistan Navy ships presents an ideal opportunity to further strengthen the existing ties between the two navies. To further cement the closeness between Pakistan’s and South Africa’s navies, Chief of the Staff, Pakistan Navy, Admiral Mohammed Asif Sandila will also be visiting South Africa in the same timeframe. 

 The Pakistan Navy conducts anti-piracy patrols near the African coast. It has been part of the international Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151) since January 2009 in an effort to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden. The Pakistani Navy will shortly be taking over from the Turkish Navy as the Command of Combined Task Force 151. Prior to arriving in South African waters, the two vessels visited the Seychelles, where discussions centred on the anti-piracy efforts in the region and the work of naval coalitions. In a departure from the norm for foreign vessels berthed in Simon’s Town, the two ships will be open to the public from 3:00 PM to 5:00PM on Tuesday 11 December.

A fighter jet traininer of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has crashed near Kot Shakir in the Thal range. The Spokesperson of the PAF has confirmed the news and said that rescue services had informed PAF officials that one body was pulled out from the wreckage of the aircraft. Eyewitness has reported that training aircraft caught fire in mid-air before crashing into the ground.

The supersonic CM-400 AKG long range anti ship and land attack missile was first displayed along with the at the JF-17 Thunder /FC-1 Xiaolong fighter jet at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, Zhuhai 2012 Air Show.

The CM-400 AKG missile ha been developed by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) as a light weight, high speed, long range, air launched missile capable of destroying ground and maritime targets with precision.

The CM-400AKG missile is a fire and forget weapon with range of 180 to 250 kilometers. It is available with different seeker options depending upon the mission profile. Chinese side seems to be offering an active radar seeker and an imaging infrared seeker capable of target-recognition (TR).

It is a single stage, solid rocket-powered high speed missile which can carry penetrator or blast / fragmentation warheads to destroy the fixed or slow moving ground and maritime targets. CM-400AKG can be  pre-programmed to destroy the ground targets with percision by uploading the digital imagery of the target or it can be retargeted using its active radar seeker.

Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has become the first export customer for supersonic CM-400AKG missile. The Deputy Project Director of the JF-17 Thunder/FC-1 Xiaolong fighter jet program, Air Commodore Mahmood Khalid has said, "This is a mature weapon that has been fully tested. It is not conceptual. It is in service. It hits the target at Mach 4 or above and its kinetic impact alone is enough to destroy any high-value target, like an aircraft carrier. The CM-400AKG is a very high-speed missile that is very difficult to intercept."

Official of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) taking keen interest in the Chinese Wing Loong Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV). Pakistan Air force has been lobbying for armed drone for last few years but Americans Americns have denied their request to supply them with MQ-1 Predators.

Chinese Wing Loong Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) is very similar to the American Predator drone which is routinely  used by the CIA to target militant groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Wing Loong carries AKD-10, YZ-200 air-to-surface missiles and LS-6 Satellite Aided Inertially Guided Bomb with the nose mounted electro-optical seekers to destroy targets at ground.

CEO of Turkey’s Havelsan software and systems integration company , Sadik Yamac has confirmed that Pakistan Navy has placed an order for its Ship Integrated Combat Management System (GENESIS) to upgrade its  PNS Alamgir (F 260).

Turkey’s Havelsan software and systems integration firm has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Pakistan Armed Forces for the development, the Pakistan Armed Force’s C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence).

Turkish Havelsan will also develop simulators for the Pakistan Air Force's Sino-Pak JF-17 Thunder, F-16 C/D/MLU Fighting Falcon, C-130E Hercules, Mil Mi-17 and Super Mushak basic traniners.

Pakistan’s Military Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (MVRDE) is also all set to benefit from these agreements as Havelsan has developed a tank artillery simulator. Havelsan jas already delivered Artillery Forward Observer Simulators, an Electronic Warfare Test and Training Range and battle management and information systems. 

JF-17 Thunder /FC-1 Xiaolong Fighter Jet To Carry CM-400 AKG Supersonic Standoff Land Attack missile  Missile. The CM-400AKG supersonic standoff land attack missile will be displayed at the Zhuhai 2012 Air Show.

Three JF-17 Thunder fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has left Pakistan to take part in this year's Zhuhai Air Show. These  JF-17 Thunder fighter jets will travel around 5500km before reaching China.

One Jf-17 Thunder will perform aerobatic manoeuvres, second will be ready as replacement if first JF-17 suffers from some problem, while third will be used as for the static display at the Zhuhai Air Show 2012.

Pakistan air force (PAF) has announced its plans to induct as many as 250 JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to replace its old inventory of French Mirages, Chinese F-7s and A-5 fighter jets. 

Pakistan Navy's F-22P “PNS Shamsheer” guided missile frigate and P-3C Orion anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft are participating in Turkish “Mavi Baline-12” joint naval exercise. Turkish “Mavi Baline-12” joint naval exercise is being held from November 5 to 14.

The  PNS Shamsheer frigate will stay at Aksaz Naval Base till 8th November and then move on to the  Antalya. This joint naval exercise will improve the capabilities if both navies and strengthen their efforts form promoting peace at high seas. Pakistan Navy (PN) is a regular contributor to the Coalition Maritime Campaign Plan (CMCP) and has commanded the Coalition Task Force-150 5 times.