A total of 25 Turkish firms are set to take part in Pakistan’s 10th International Defense Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) in a strong showing for Turkey’s growing defense industry. The 10th International Defense Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) will be held at Karachi Expo Centre from Nov. 27 to Nov. 30, 2018. IDEAS 2018, being the most strategically important event of the region, will once again bring together all the industry's players across the globe to showcase the latest technological innovations. Four days of the show are exclusively for trade visitors and high official defense delegates. The firms will participate under the leadership of the Turkey’s Defense Industry Ministry and the Defense Industry Exporters’ Association.
The “Turkish National Pavilion” will cover over 1,750 square meters, one of the largest at the Karachi Expo. In addition to meet local needs in Pakistan, representatives of the Turkish defense industry aim to introduce, market and ink sale deals to modernize and strengthen the armed forces of participating African and regional countries. In July this year, Ankara won a multibillion-dollar tender to supply four corvettes to the Pakistan Navy -- a deal dubbed as the biggest export for Turkey’s defense industry in history by then-Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli. In May 2017, Turkish and Pakistani defense companies struck another deal for construction of four Turkish Ada class MILGEM (National Ship) corvettes.
According to the agreement, two ships will be built in Istanbul and two others in Karachi. Back in June, Turkey and Pakistan signed an agreement on the purchase for 30 of Turkey’s T129 Advanced Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopters. Thus, the largest single export in the history of the Turkish defense industry had been inked. "Contract negotiations on T129 ATAK helicopters between Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and the Pakistani Ministry of Defense Production were finalized," the under secretariat said in a statement. The T129 ATAK helicopter was developed by the Turkish Aerospace Industries and the Italy-based AgustaWestland and was added to the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces in 2014. Designed to operate in hot conditions, the T129 can be deployed in a wide range of operations including attack, reconnaissance and deterrent missions.
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