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Monthly Defense News – November 2023

Quwa Team- Nov 26, 2023

Turkey Expresses Interest in the Eurofighter Typhoon. Portugal Orders Multirole Vessel Capable of Being a Drone Carrier....Read More
Pakistan Reportedly Negotiating for L-15 Trainers from China

Quwa Team- Nov 19, 2023

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is reportedly speaking to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) for the procurement of Hongdu L-15 lead-in-fighter-trainers (LIFT)....Read More
What is Baykar Group Doing in Pakistan?

Quwa Team- Nov 12, 2023

In August 2023, the private Turkish defence contractor Baykar announced that it will conduct research and development (R&D) work at Pakistan’s National Aerospace Science and Technology Park (NASTP). ...Read More
Pakistan Debuts JF-17 Block-3 at 2023 Dubai Air Show

Quwa Team- Nov 5, 2023

In November, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) brought its newly inducted JF-17 Block-III to the 2023 Dubai Air Show, marking the latest Thunder variant’s international debut. ...Read More
Monthly Defense News – October 2023

Quwa Team- Oct 29, 2023

Nigeria Receives First T129 Attack Helicopters from Turkey. Thailand Looks to Pivot S26T Purchase to a New Frigate Instead....Read More
JF-17 Thunder: Giving 20 Important Years with Decades More to Come

Quwa Team- Oct 22, 2023

It has been a little over 20 years since the maiden flight of the first JF-17 prototype. Since then, the fighter has undergone multiple iterations and, in turn, become Pakistan’s workhorse multirole fighter aircraft. When it...
Analysis: Is Pakistan’s Next Strategic Focus on Boosting Munitions Output?

Quwa Team- Oct 15, 2023

Ukraine’s struggles are exposing the necessity of having a reliable domestic munitions production capability....Read More
The Quiet Rise of the Pakistan Navy (Part 2)

Quwa Team- Oct 8, 2023

Admiral Ashraf will inherit an expansive modernization effort across the PN’s surface, sub-surface, and aviation domains, one that is arguably unprecedented in scope and complexity in the PN’s history....Read More

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Monthly Defense News – November 2023

Quwa Team- Nov 26, 2023

Turkey Expresses Interest in the Eurofighter Typhoon. Portugal Orders Multirole Vessel Capable of Being a Drone Carrier....Read More
Pakistan Reportedly Negotiating for L-15 Trainers from China

Quwa Team- Nov 19, 2023

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is reportedly speaking to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) for the procurement of Hongdu L-15 lead-in-fighter-trainers (LIFT)....Read More
Pakistan Debuts JF-17 Block-3 at 2023 Dubai Air Show

Quwa Team- Nov 5, 2023

In November, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) brought its newly inducted JF-17 Block-III to the 2023 Dubai Air Show, marking the latest Thunder variant’s international debut. ...Read More
Monthly Defense News – October 2023

Quwa Team- Oct 29, 2023

Nigeria Receives First T129 Attack Helicopters from Turkey. Thailand Looks to Pivot S26T Purchase to a New Frigate Instead....Read More
JF-17 Thunder: Giving 20 Important Years with Decades More to Come

Quwa Team- Oct 22, 2023

It has been a little over 20 years since the maiden flight of the first JF-17 prototype. Since then, the fighter has undergone multiple iterations and, in turn, become Pakistan’s workhorse multirole fighter aircraft. When it...
Analysis: Is Pakistan’s Next Strategic Focus on Boosting Munitions Output?

Quwa Team- Oct 15, 2023

Ukraine’s struggles are exposing the necessity of having a reliable domestic munitions production capability....Read More
The Quiet Rise of the Pakistan Navy (Part 2)

Quwa Team- Oct 8, 2023

Admiral Ashraf will inherit an expansive modernization effort across the PN’s surface, sub-surface, and aviation domains, one that is arguably unprecedented in scope and complexity in the PN’s history....Read More
The Quiet Rise of the Pakistan Navy (Part 1)

Quwa Team- Oct 8, 2023

Admiral Ashraf will inherit an expansive modernization effort across the PN’s surface, sub-surface, and aviation domains, one that is arguably unprecedented in scope and complexity in the PN’s history....Read More
Monthly Defense News – September 2023

Quwa Team- Sep 27, 2023

India mulls second indigenous aircraft carrier. Pakistan's GIDS reveals indigenous turbojet engine for cruise missile and drone applications....Read More
Pakistan Navy Makes Gains in Surface Combatant Programs

Quwa Team- Sep 24, 2023

Key Pakistan Navy (PN) surface combatant programs have started materializing, namely its Babur-class (MILGEM) corvette and Yarmouk-class Batch-II offshore patrol vessel (OPV) programs. On September 23, the PN commissioned its first of four Babur-class multi-mission corvettes,...
Analysis: Why is Pakistan Pursuing the TF-X Kaan Fighter? (Part 2)

Quwa Team- Sep 24, 2023

In August, Turkey’s Deputy Defense Minister, Celal Sami Tüfekçi, said that Turkish officials will visit Pakistan to discuss the latter’s potential entry into Turkey’s next-generation fighter aircraft (NGFA) program, the TF-X KAAN. Moreover, Tüfekçi revealed that...
Analysis: Why is Pakistan Pursuing the TF-X Kaan Fighter? (Part-1)

Quwa Team- Sep 10, 2023

What does Turkey have to gain from letting Pakistan join the KAAN? Would Pakistan be an asset – or a liability? ...Read More
Monthly Defense News Recap – August 2023

Quwa Team- Sep 10, 2023

Several months after greenlighting the transfer of third-party F-16s and training from Europe, the U.S. will now directly provide F-16 flight training to Ukrainian pilots. ...Read More
Pakistan Looks to Use Drones as Strike Assets

Quwa Team- Aug 14, 2023

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is integrating numerous stand-off range weapons (SOW) to its newly inducted Bayraktar Akıncı drone....Read More
Türkiye and Pakistan to Start Talks on KAAN Stealth Fighter

Quwa Team- Aug 11, 2023

Türkiye will start negotiations with Pakistani officials in August about Pakistan potentially joining the KAAN next-generation fighter project....Read More
Monthly Defense News Recap – July 2023

Quwa Team- Aug 2, 2023

During IDEF 2023, Türkiye’s aviation industry signalled that it would bring its prototypes and design concepts to fruition through investments and partnerships....Read More
India Greenlights Navy Rafale and Scorpene Talks With France

Quwa Team- Jul 24, 2023

India’s Ministry of Defence’s Defence Acquisition Council paved the way for talks for 26 Rafale fighters and 3 Scorpene submarines for the Indian Navy....Read More
India and Pakistan Continue Building Their Naval Aviation Capabilities

Quwa Team- Jul 16, 2023

Both Pakistan and India are heavily investing in unmanned technologies to complement their air, surface, and sub-surface fleets....Read More
Cluster Warheads Enter the Russia-Ukraine War

Quwa Team- Jul 9, 2023

The U.S is releasing Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munition (DPICM) artillery rounds to Ukraine, marking the entry of submunitions warheads in the war....Read More
Monthly Defense News Recap – June 2023

Quwa Team- Jun 25, 2023

GE Aerospace signs MoU with India's HAL to produce the F414 turbofan engine; Pakistan seemingly shows interest in Turkiye's next-gen fighter....Read More
Monthly Defense News Recap – June 2023

Bilal Khan- Jun 25, 2023

GE Aerospace signs MoU with India's HAL to produce the F414 turbofan engine; Pakistan seemingly shows interest in Turkiye's next-gen fighter....Read More
Lessons from Ukraine: Securing the Munitions Supply Chain

Quwa Team- Jun 18, 2023

Pakistan is gearing its defence industry to produce more sophisticated munitions, a likely move to secure more of its ammunition supply channel....Read More
Pakistan Works to Enhance its Rocket Artillery Capabilities

Quwa Team- Jun 11, 2023

Pakistan is developing a new variant of its Fatah-series of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) with a range of 250 km....Read More
In-House SAM Projects Hint at Pakistan’s Air Defence Goals

Quwa Team- Jun 4, 2023

In May 2023, Pakistan’s GIDS revealed that the Pakistani defence industry is working on a number of surface-to-air missile (SAM) projects....Read More
Monthly Defense News Recap – May 2023

Quwa Team- May 28, 2023

Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) successfully test flew its T625 Gökbey general purpose helicopter with the indigenously developed TS1400 turboshaft engine....Read More
Pakistan’s Defence Industry Lays Out Ambitious Future Roadmap

Quwa Team- May 22, 2023

Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS), the commercial wing of Pakistan’s state-owned defence industry vendors, released its future product roadmap....Read More
Pakistan Navy Commissions Last 2 Type 054A/P Frigates

Quwa Team- May 14, 2023

The Pakistan Navy (PN) formally inducted its final pair of Tughril-class multi-mission frigates, completing its Type 054A/P fleet to four ships....Read More
Türkiye Christens its Next-Gen Fighter as “KAAN”

Quwa Team- May 7, 2023

Turkish Aerospace Industries’ next-generation fighter aircraft, the Kaan, reflects the future of Türkiye’s integrated air warfare system....Read More
Türkiye’s Hürjet Trainer and T-929 Gunship Touch the Sky

Quwa Team- Apr 30, 2023

Turkish Aerospace Industries’ (TUSAŞ) carried out the maiden test flight of its Hürjet trainer and started the engines of its T-929 attack helicopter....Read More
Monthly Defense News Recap – April 2023

Quwa Team- Apr 23, 2023

Ukraine receives additional MiG-29s, but are these jets enough? India is aiming to take its next big step with the AMCA. Brazil and the UAE are jointly developing new missiles. ...Read More

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