Pakistani retired general AvM Dr Rizwan Riaz and TAI General Manager Prof. Dr. Temel Kotil announced that the MMU (National Combat Aircraft) project was carried out in cooperation between Turkey and Pakistan. Pakistan's savings within the scope of the AZM project will be used jointly with Turkey's savings within the scope of MMU, and both countries will take part in the design and manufacture of the aircraft.
Guests participating in the program;
- Mohammed Sohail Sajid (Head of Pakistan's TAI Office)
- prof. Dr. Temel Kotil (TUSAŞ General Manager)
- Dr. Rizwan Riaz (RIC Vice-Chancellor and NST Vice-President)
- Mehmet Demiroğlu (Helicopter Deputy General Manager)
Within the scope of the AZM Project announced by Pakistan in 2017, it was aimed to develop a 17th generation fighter jet with the support of the JF-5 Thunder fighter jet, which was developed jointly with China according to Pakistan's future needs. Pakistan Aviation Complex (PAC) had established the Aviation Research, Placement and Development (AvRID) unit for the project.
In a news published by Indian Defense website in 2019, Pakistan is interested in MMU, of which TUSAŞ is the main contractor, as well as China's 5th generation multi-purpose fighter aircraft J-31 and that the platform to be selected will be Pakistan Air Force's 5th Generation fighter jet. It was claimed that it would be the basis for the 'PAF Project Azm', which is the aircraft development project.
According to a report published by Bloomberg news agency in March 2021, Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar met five times with his Pakistani counterparts and is the main focus of high-level talks, most recently in January. National Combat Aircraft (MMU) and Long Range Air Defense System SIPER projects were claimed.
Large-scale orders in defense systems and strong ties between the two countries have been influential in Pakistan's expression as a potential partner in Turkey's next generation fighter aircraft project, MMU.
Defense industry cooperation between Pakistan and Turkey
One of the most widely known examples of defense industry cooperation between Turkey and Pakistan in the last 10 years is the first MİLGEM export under the name of PN MİLGEM. The construction processes of all PN MİLGEM ships, which have been requested to be built according to Pakistani requirements, are continuing.
The first PN MİLGEM ship, PNS BABUR, entered the dock at Istanbul Shipyard Command on January 11, 2022, and will begin port tests after a planned and long docking process. The construction of the third PN MİLGEM ship, PNS BADR, continues at full speed in Karachi. In the first half of 2022, work continues for the ship to land in Karachi. The second and fourth PN MİLGEM ships PNS KHAIBAR and PNS TARIQ are also under construction.
In addition, design studies continue for the Jinnah class frigates exhibited at IDEF21, which can be considered the continuation of PN MİLGEM. Jinnah class will have a higher displacement than PN MİLGEM
In the field of aviation, with the ceremony held at the IDEF 2017 International Defense Industry Fair, Turkey announced that it will be used in the training of fighter jet pilots. 52 Super Mushshaks He had signed a contract to buy his plane from Pakistan. Test flights of the training aircraft to be supplied continue as of February 2021. With the Super Mushshak Initial Training Aircraft, which will replace the T-41 and SF-260 aircraft used in the initial training of pilots, it is planned to decrease the training costs and increase the training quality and capacity with additional features, especially aerobatics.
In January 2021, at the event held to start the local production of the JF-17 Block III fighter jet, the most advanced version of the JF-17 developed by Pakistan together with China, Turkey will receive from Pakistan. Super Mushshak trainer aircraft. Super Mushshak has been exported to more than 10 countries so far.
With the possible expansion of the cooperation between the two countries in the space field, Turkish Space Agency (TUA) President Serdar Hüseyin Yıldırım, who explained Turkey's space studies at the conference held at the Institute of Strategic Thinking (SDE), said that Turkey's geographical conditions were not suitable, but Pakistan's Turkey He stated that he was very eager to realize the spaceport project with
Source: defenceturk
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