Nations see growing need for defense ties to diversify from US, as Houthis attack Saudi Turkish manufacturer Aselsan's Steel Dome, a multilayered integrated air and…

Nations see growing need for defense ties to diversify from US, as Houthis attack Saudi Turkish manufacturer Aselsan's Steel Dome, a multilayered integrated air and missile defense system, and Korkut, a very short range air defense system on display at a trade show in Istanbul in May. © Reuters ISLAMABAD/ISTANBUL -- Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia and Qatar signed a defense agreement this week that expands the capabilities of the Mecca alliance involving Saudi Arabia, as geopolitical tensions rise in the Middle East.