Turkey is about to export MİLGEM to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan

[The SC]

Murad Ekingi, deputy general manager of the Turkish Defense Engineering Company (STM), said the talks on the export of the MELGEM home-made warship were in their final stages.
"We have taken important steps towards reaching the signing stage with several countries, including Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, for the export of the MELGEM vessel," Ekingi said in an interview with Anatolia on the sidelines of his participation in the Gulf Air and Defense Exhibition 2017.

He pointed out that during the current period discussions are underway on the preparation of the necessary agreements.
Saudi Arabia plans to buy five MİLGEM ships, while Pakistan has agreed with Turkey to strengthen its naval forces with four ships of the same model, in a defense partnership with Ankara.

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[BetterPakistan]

Any update on the timing of initialization and completion of this project?

 

[Oublious]

KSA better buy that ship, that ToT what they give KSA is not normal. At least 10 ships, or let them pay billions of dollar for. They are sharing 40 years of development, nobody is that generous.

 

[royalharris]

pakistan is the technology giant in Muslim world, Turkey should make a JV with Pakistan in shipping building industry,you together will contribute the technology,broaden the scales,lower the cost,make it successful

 

[Azeri440]

pakistan is the technology giant in Muslim world, Turkey should make a JV with Pakistan in shipping building industry,you together will contribute the technology,broaden the scales,lower the cost,make it successful

pretty sure Turkey is the technology giant of the Muslim world

 

[Incog_nito]

PN might be producing them locally with Turkish help!