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Pakistani soldiers stand on top of an al Khalid military tank in Karachi September 8, 2004. Pakistan, striving to make a niche for itself in the global arms market, is touting locally-built tanks and other weapons during a defense exhibition which opens here next week, a top army official said...

A tv grab shows a Pakistan Army cobra gunship taking part in operations against suspected militants in the tribal areas of the N.W.F. Province.

Latest television grab showing a Pakistan army cobra gunship in operations against suspected Al-Qaeda forces in the border region with Afghanistan.

President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, inspects a contingent of Al-Zarrar tanks at Heavy Industrial Complex Taxila. 28th of February 2004.

Royal Marines assaulting the Al Faw peninsula, Iraq's only contact with the Gulf. The helicopter in the background is a Sea King transport helicopter.

HMS Richmond, a Royal Navy Duke-class frigate, bombards Iraq with its 4.5 inch armament at the start of the Iraq War. The circular coverings in the foreground beside the gun is a vertically-launched Seawolf SAM system.

HMAS Anzac fires a salvo from it's five inch armament. The shore bombardment of the Al Faw Penisula by several warships of the Royal Navy/Royal Australian Navy at the start of the Iraq War was dubbed 'Five Inch Friday.'

The Al-Zarrar is a Pakistani upgrade to the Chinese T-59. The upgrade fits grenade launchers, night vision, ERA on the tank among other things.

Two T-80 UDs of the Pakistan army.

The Ukrainian made T-80 UD during exercises in Pakistan.

The Pakistani made Al-Khalid has a 125 mm smooth bore canon.

The anti aircraft/support machine gun being fired while the top hatch is closed. The gun is controlled from inside the tank when the hatch is closed.

The tank has full hunter killer features along with bi-azimuthal stabilized canon, night vision, an auto loader, auto tracker and the ability to track and engage 7 targets in quick succession on the battlefield.

An Al-Khalid protytpe undergoing tests in the desert.