Pakistani Arms Industry

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1 Weapons and Equipment
2 Missiles
3 Aircraft
4 Submarines
5 Patrol Craft

[edit] Weapons and Equipment

[edit] Small Arms

Heckler & Koch MP5 9 mm carbines and the Carbine 1A 9 mm sub-machine guns
Machine Gun MG-3
SMG PK, Type 1 & 2
Automatic Rifle G-3, Types A3 & P4
Anti Aircraft Machine Gun 12.7 mm, Type 54

[edit] Main Battle Tanks

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Pakistan's version of the MBT2000- its Al-Khalid Tank during Desert Trials

MBT 2000 Al-Khalid: - new generation tank being inducted into the Pakistan Army.
Al-Zarar: - A substantial upgrade of the T-59 tank, bringing them more on par with the T-72.
Al Khalid II Main Battle Tank: - Reportedly under development, it will replace Al Zarrar and T-59 tanks from 2012. Assumed to be on par with the Chinese T-99 MBT.

[edit] Armored Personnel Carriers

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Pakistan's M113 upgrade- Al-Talha Armored Personnel Carrier

UR 416M
Saad APC
Al-Qaswa Logistic Vehicle
Muhafiz person recovery vehicle
Al-Talha (Pakistan currently operates 400 of these machines and expects to operate 2000 Al-Talha's by 2010)

*Al-Talha APC are upgraded versions of M113 and are currently being manufactured at Heavy Industries Taxila