Pakistan has secured one of its largest-ever defence export agreements, signing a multi-billion-dollar arms deal to supply conventional military equipment to Libya’s eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA), according to Reuters.
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Valued at more than $4 billion, the agreement was finalised following a meeting last week in Benghazi between Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir and Saddam Khalifa Haftar, the LNA’s deputy commander-in-chief. Military officials described the deal as “historic” in both size and financial impact, marking Pakistan’s entry into a small group of countries exporting large-scale conventional arms.
Pakistan & Libya signing a ~$4.5 billion deal including
Air: JF-17 fighter jets & training aircrafts
Land: Tanks & Advanced Infantry Mortar Systems
Water: Advanced offshore patrol vessel pic.twitter.com/fIEvhDxEy2— Habibullah Khan (@Huk06) December 20, 2025
BIG: Pakistan has struck a $4–4.6 billion arms deal with eastern Libya’s Libyan National Army, including JF-17 fighter jets and other air, land, and naval equipment.
The deal, spread over about 2.5 years, would be one of Pakistan’s largest-ever weapons exports.
Source: Reuters pic.twitter.com/K80rJSm07c
— Clash Report (@clashreport) December 22, 2025
🚨 BREAKING: Pakistan secures a $4B+ military deal with Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army, one of its largest ever weapons sales.
The agreement was finalized after a meeting between Pakistan’s military chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and LNA deputy commander Saddam Khalifa… pic.twitter.com/oRTCd41ONH
— Defence Index (@Defence_Index) December 22, 2025
A draft of the agreement seen by Reuters indicates that the LNA’s procurement list includes several JF-17 Thunder fighter jets — jointly developed by Pakistan and China — along with Super Mushak trainer aircraft used for basic pilot training. Pakistani officials said the package also covers equipment for land, sea and air forces and will be delivered over a period of around two and a half years.
Libya has technically been under a United Nations arms embargo since 2011, requiring UN approval for weapons transfers. However, senior Pakistani military officials argued that the embargo has effectively become a “paper restriction”, noting that multiple Western and Middle Eastern countries have continued supplying arms to Libyan factions for years. They said the agreement aligned with the government and military leadership’s vision of promoting an export-driven, self-sustaining economy.
Libya remains divided between the internationally recognised Government of National Unity in Tripoli and the LNA, which controls much of the east and south, including key oilfields. Any arms deal involving the LNA is expected to face international scrutiny due to the country’s prolonged instability.
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The LNA’s official media wing confirmed a defence cooperation pact with Pakistan, including weapons sales, joint training and military manufacturing. Pakistan, meanwhile, has been actively expanding defence exports, leveraging its domestic defence industry and recent combat experience.