Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan and Indonesia sign 'Badr' defence cooperation memorandum
Signed in Doha on October 21, 2026, the 'Badr' memorandum aims to deepen collaboration in arms production, R&D and technical training.
Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan and Indonesia signed a defence cooperation memorandum called "Badr" in Doha on October 21, 2026, establishing a framework to deepen industrial and technological ties between their armed forces and defence industries.
The document binds the four countries' defence ministries and relevant military production and industry organisations to explore joint projects in arms manufacturing, research and development of defence technologies, and technical training programmes.
Challenges and next steps
The memorandum sets out ambitions to complement each country's production capacities and to meet partner states' equipment needs, but it does not list specific products, investment amounts or implementation deadlines. Practical impact will depend on follow-up agreements, financing and the concrete schedules that the participants agree.
Officials described the pact as opening space for cooperative R&D, shared industrial resources and potential joint production lines, with an emphasis on increasing domestic manufacturing capability and technology transfer among the partners.
Turkey and Indonesia already have experience in joint defence development, including cooperation on the KAPLAN MT tank project, a precedent the countries can draw on as they move from framework agreement to operational programmes.
Photo: press material from the event
