Turkey widens war technology hunt by tapping Pakistan's China ties

Turkey is pushing to co-manufacture warplanes and missiles with Pakistan, a hookup that could also give it access to prized war technology from China.
 
Turkish defence and government officials have held periodic talks with Pakistani counterparts — the last high-level discussion was in January —about developing and manufacturing military hardware with Pakistan, according to people from both countries who are familiar with the negotiations. The people didn’t say when they’ll meet again or how close they are to an agreement.
 
A deal would get Nato-member Turkey closer to some of China’s military technology. Pakistan builds its JF-17 fighter