Following suspension of an earlier agreement to purchase fighter jets and military equipment, the Defence Industries System (DIS) has sent a high-level delegation to Pakistan to sign a new contract for supply of aircraft, drones and armoured vehicles.

The new contract stipulates supply of weapons and equipment, including 30 K-8 trainer/attack aircraft, 40 Shahpar-2 drones, 200 MR-10 drones, and 230 ASV Mohafiz-IV armoured vehicles. The total value is estimated at around $230 million.

Director of DIS, General Mirghani Idris, who is currently under U.S. and European sanctions, disclosed this after stalling of the initial deal dated August 24, 2025.

Several senior military and security officials, like Lieutenant General Magdi Ibrahim, Deputy Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Mohamed Ali Sabir, Head of Military Intelligence, Brigadier General Al-Mu’tasim Abdullah Al-Haj, Deputy Director-General of the DIS for Product and Defence Services Development, and Colonel Engineer Abd Al-Aleem Al-Tayeb Al-Awad, CEO of Safat Aviation Group had expressed their opinions. 

They met with Muhammad Raza Hayat Harraj, Federal Minister for Defence Production in Islamabad, to finalise discussions and sign the terms of the new agreement.

Relevant authorities clarified that the revision of the previous agreement followed China’s refusal to export the HQ-9 and HQ-16 air defence systems, as these systems were of Chinese origin and Beijing had refrained from supplying them to countries involved in conflict or under international sanctions.