Türkiye, Pakistan, Qatar and Indonesia have signed the Badr Memorandum of Understanding in Doha to expand defence cooperation and strengthen their defence industries.

Türkiye, Pakistan, Qatar and Indonesia Sign Defence Cooperation MoU

Pakistan Yet to Issue Official Statement on Badr Defence MoU

By News Desk On Oct 21, 2026

ANKARA: (News Desk) – Türkiye, Pakistan, Qatar and Indonesia have signed the Badr Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand defence cooperation, strengthen military capabilities and promote collaboration among their defence industries.

According to Reuters, Türkiye’s Ministry of National Defence said the agreement was signed on Wednesday in Doha, Qatar. The MoU aims to deepen defence partnerships among the four countries through cooperation in military equipment production, technical training, capability development, research and development.

The Turkish ministry highlighted the potential economic and industrial benefits of the agreement, saying the countries would use their respective defence production capabilities to improve coordination and integration between their defence industries. The initiative is also intended to strengthen industrial capacity and help meet the defence requirements of allied and friendly countries.

Türkiye has developed a significant defence industry and maintains a major military presence within NATO. It also has close security ties with Qatar, where it maintains a military base, and has expanded defence-industrial cooperation with Indonesia.

The agreement comes amid wider regional security concerns and efforts by countries in the Middle East and Asia to strengthen their defence capabilities. Qatar’s Minister of State for Defence Affairs, Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, had earlier said the country would soon announce plans to establish a domestic defence production hub.

No official statement from Pakistan regarding the Badr MoU had been issued at the time of the report.

The development follows other defence agreements involving Pakistan and its regional partners. In September 2025, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a strategic mutual defence agreement under which aggression against either country would be treated as aggression against both.

Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia also signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in August 2026, according to the information provided. The arrangement aims to strengthen defence cooperation and joint deterrence, with an external attack on one signatory to be treated as an attack on all.

The Badr MoU is expected to provide a framework for closer cooperation among the four participating countries in defence production, training, research and capability development.