Four countries sign Badr defence cooperation memorandum

Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan and Indonesia signed the Badr Memorandum of Understanding in Doha on October 21, 2026, establishing a framework for cooperation in military production and other defence activities, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said. The ministry said the agreement is intended to support military production, training, research and development, and stronger defence-industrial capacity among the four countries. It described the initiative as a way to combine their capabilities and help meet the needs of allied and friendly nations. The ministry’s statement is the reported basis for the signing and the agreement’s stated aims. The memorandum was signed by Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler, Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Indonesian Deputy Defence Minister Yusuf Jauhari. Haluk Görgün, head of Türkiye’s defence industries body, was also identified as a signatory in accounts of the ceremony. The agreement sets out broad areas of cooperation, but the public accounts do not identify approved projects, budgets or a production timetable. Its practical scope will...