Pakistani  Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visited the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and witnessed the demonstration of T-129 Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopters. Pakistan will send its team of experts from Kamra Re-build Factory to look into the technical details involved in joint production of T-129 Attack Helicopters.

Pakistan and Turkey has sign 13 agreements and memorandum of understanding (MoU) for joint cooperation in different fields in the presence of the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkish T-129 (AW729) attack helicopter is a highly optimised for “hot & high” environments version of the Agusta A129 Mangusta gunship helicopter designed to meet the Turkish requirements. It can carry a payload of 8 UMTAS air-to-surface anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), 12 guided 2.75” rockets, 2 air-to-air missiles and 500 rounds, simultaneously. UMTAS anti-tank guided missile uses Infrared Imaging Seeker and Laser Seeker and it can destroy targets from a distance of 8 km.

J-10B fighter jet employs all new chin-mounted diverterless supersonic inlet (DSI) air intake, Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA ) radar and Electro-Optic Targeting System (EOTS) placed infront of cockpit canopy to the right..

J-10B fighter jets can carry both Short Range Within Visual Range (WVR) Missiles as well as SD-10A / PL-12 Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile (BVRAAM).

People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) are jointly conducting air operations to validate joint air power employment concepts during the Shaheen-II.  

The Shaheen II joint areal exercise will allow PAF and PLAAF crew to learn from the experience of each other.  Pakistan Air Force has sent its Mirage and F-7PG fighter aircraft to take part in the exercise while Chinese side will use their J-10, J-11 and JH-7 fighter aircrafts.

Pakistan Navy has inducted first Pakistani made F-22P Zulfiquar Class frigate, PNS Aslat into its fleet in an impressive ceremony attended by the Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Karachi.  The F-22P PNS Aslat will  enhance the war fighting capabilities of the Pakistan Navy

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called the the completion of the PNS Aslat Guided Missile Frigate on time  as a milestone for Pakistan. PNS Aslat guided missile frigate is the fourth warship of the F-22P Zulfiqar class frigate which was  manufactured by the Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) with transfer of technology from China State Shipbuilding Company (CSSC), China Shipbuilding and Trading Company (CSTC).

PNS Aslat guided missile frigate is armed with 8x C-802A long range surface-to-surface Anti-Ship missiles to battle against enemy ships, 8x  ready to fire FM-90 surface-to-air missiles to counter air threats along with reloads and two triple torpedo tubes. PNS Aslat guided missile frigate is using the Chinese version of the Russian AK-176M 76.2 mm as its main gun. Two 30 mm seven barrel gattling guns also called 730B Close -in-Weapon System (CIWS) are used to act as last defense of the ship against air and surface threats.