The majority of funds will go towards past committed liabilities for Rafale fighters, S-400 missile systems, warships and helicopters. However, improvements to the preceding versions are ongoing, notably air-to-air refueling modification and the acquisition of Chinese CM-400AKG supersonic anti-ship missiles to strengthen seaward defenses. These machines, which are to be delivered in 2019, can be used for passenger transport, to perform emergency medical and utility service operations across the country. A comparative look at the military budget, nuclear capabilities, army, air force and navy of the South Asian rivals. Global Village Space is a news web portal that aims to provide a platform to all to promote dialogue and understanding. In the last few years, Italy and Pakistan have been discussing the matters of mutual interest which include counter-terrorism, counterinsurgency, defense production, and regional stability and security. Show map. *Each nation is assessed on individual and collective values processed through an in-house formula to generate a 'PwrIndx' score. On that occasion, the Italian delegation was led by Lt. Gen. Nicolò Falsaperna, the Deputy Secretary General of Defense and the Deputy National Armaments Director. ISLAMABAD — Despite its economic challenges, Pakistan has maintained progress on critical modernization programs to strengthen its conventional military forces, according to a recently revealed government document. Following the meeting in the twin-city, on the invitation of the the Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti, Minister for Defense Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan visited Italy on a 3-day visit. It holds a PwrIndx* rating of 0.2111 (0.0000 considered 'perfect'). A medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV program was previously under discussion, according to industry officials, but the head of UAV-manufacturer Integrated Dynamics, Raja Khan, was unable to shed light on whether the drone development mentioned in the report and slated to have flown by June 2019 was related. Air power developments discussed in the ministry’s document primarily center on the JF-17 fighter program. General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chairman JCS Committee, is on an official visit to Italy called by  General Claudio Graziano, Chief of the Italian Defense General Staff, at the Defense General Staff Headquarters. During the meeting, matters of bilateral interests including defense and security cooperation were discussed. The Minister for Defense Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan also had the opportunity to interact with the defense and foreign affairs committees of the Italian Parliament. The continued upgrade of Type-59 main battle tanks to the Al-Zarrar version. However, “this by no means indicates that tactical nuclear [surface-to-surface missiles] are not a most important asset — simply that Pakistan has been considering all options and appears to have concluded it had better maintain and develop conventional forces, concentrating on armor,” he added. Author, analyst and former defense attaché to Islamabad Brian Cloughley told Defense News that emphasis on heavy armor indicates Pakistan’s “preparedness for conventional war, and it seems that the riposte is alive and being refined in direct answer to India’s overwhelming numerical superiority.”. State-owned armored fighting vehicle manufacturer HIT developed the Viper to meet this need. https://www.defensenews.com © 2020 Sightline Media Group, strengthen its conventional military forces, India’s new defense budget falls way short for modernization plans, Money Minute: Student loan repayment and consolidation. Read more: Pakistan Vs India: Whose Air Force is more efficent? The published content of the pages contained herein is unique to this website (unless where indicated) and not for reuse in any form. In order to deepen and widen the Pak-Italy defense and strategic cooperation, he held one-to-one meetings as well as delegation-level talks with his counterpart. In Pakistan, it’s Mian and Maulana vs Imran Khan and military ... On the other side is the Pakistan Army propping up its ‘selected’ Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party, Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI), and his allies who have been corralled together to give him a wafer-thin majority in the National Assembly. Chinese state media network, has released a video that mocks the United States' coronavirus response. The ministry oversees all aspects of state-owned military industrial enterprises, indigenous development programs and foreign acquisition. The development of a driver’s thermal imaging/night vision periscope. The continued rebuilding of M113-series armored personnel carriers.