Pakistan, Türkiye, Qatar and Indonesia sign defence cooperation pact

Pakistan, Türkiye, Qatar and Indonesia signed the Badr Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Doha, Qatar, on 21 October 2026. The agreement provides a framework for cooperation on military capabilities, defence industrial capacity and collaboration across defence sectors.

Signatories and scope of the agreement

The signatories were Türkiye’s National Defence Minister Yasar Guler, Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman bin Hasan Al Thani, Indonesia’s Deputy Defence Minister Yusuf Jauhari, and Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif. The four-country agreement covers military production, technical military training, research and development, and capability-building.

Haluk Gorgun, head of Türkiye’s Presidency of Defense Industries, attended the signing ceremony. The agreement is intended to support joint production, technology development and stronger links among the participating countries’ defence sectors.

Defence industry cooperation

The agreement envisages using the participating countries’ military production capacities to improve integration and expand defence industrial capacity. Its stated areas of cooperation include research and development and technical military training, alongside capability-building. The framework also refers to meeting the requirements of allied and friendly nations.

Türkiye maintains defence industry relations with Indonesia and a military base in Qatar. In August 2026, Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a separate mutual defence pact. That pact is distinct from the Badr Memorandum of Understanding, which was signed by Pakistan, Türkiye, Qatar and Indonesia.

Regional and institutional context

Türkiye is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a military alliance established by the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949. The Badr agreement is a four-country defence cooperation framework focused on industrial and technical collaboration; the stated cooperation areas include joint production and technology development.

Important Facts for Exams

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• The Badr Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Doha, the capital of Qatar.
• The four signatories are Pakistan, Türkiye, Qatar and Indonesia.
• Research and development is one of the agreement’s specified areas of cooperation.
• Türkiye is a member of NATO, which was established in 1949.

The Badr Memorandum of Understanding was signed on 21 October 2026. Its stated cooperation areas include military production, technical military training, research and development, and capability-building.