Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan have signed the landmark Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, establishing a mutual defence pact with a NATO-style collective security clause where an attack on one nation is treated as an attack on all. Announced by Turkiye’s defence ministry, the alliance establishes high-level political and military coordination mechanisms, joint multi-domain military exercises, and extensive defence industry collaboration focusing on advanced technologies like drones, electronic warfare, and artificial intelligence. The tripartite coalition unites substantial military and economic power while remaining open to potential expansion to other nations, such as Egypt, without aiming to replace existing security alliances.