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Why Pakistan Is Turning to Private Firms to Build Its Drones Pro
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Pakistan Army Aviation: A Corps Without a Purpose Plus Pro
From the Puma to the lone Z-10ME, every PAA acquisition surge has come from outside funding rather than from GHQ...
Pakistan’s $10.76 Billion Defence Budget, PNS Hangor, and the FCAS Collapse
Pakistan's record $10.76B defence budget for 2026-27 is up nearly 18% — but is it the J-35 evidence everyone wants?...
How the PRSC-EO3 and S1 Satellites Reveal Pakistan’s Future Plan for the Kashmir Theatre Pro
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Pakistan Announces 17.65% Defence Budget Increase, Gains Constrained by Weaker Rupee Plus Pro
Pakistan's PKR 3 trillion (about $10.76 billion U.S.) defence budget for 2026-2027 is the largest it has ever set in dollar terms. But a weakening...
Beyond Denial: How Hangor Anchors Pakistan’s 11-Submarine Roadmap to Build the Region’s Most Feared Underwater Fleet
The Pakistan Navy’s (PN) first Hangor-class submarine, PNS/M Hangor, arrived at Karachi on 11 June 2026, where it was received at the PN Dockyard in...
Ukraine’s New $1M Ballistic Interceptor Could Upend the Cost of Modern Warfare Plus Pro
Ukraine's Fire Point has reworked its FP-7 ballistic missile into the low-cost FP-7.x interceptor at the heart of Project Freya. The deeper lesson for Pakistan...
China Test-Fires HQ-16F SAM as Pakistan Eyes Export Model Pro
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Pakistan’s Nuclear Program Was Never Just a Weapons Grab Plus Pro
For close to three decades, the conventional account of Pakistan’s nuclear program has rested on a single premise: that Pakistan acquired the bomb through procurement,...
Pakistan’s Real Problem Isn’t Money — It’s That It Stopped Bargaining
Every big question on the latest Defence Uncut — should Pakistan buy a stealth fighter? why can’t it afford more J-10s? — eventually collapses into...
No Airfields Needed? Pakistan Tests New Tech to Launch Drones From Anywhere Pro
Pakistan just tested a private rocket booster that eliminates the need for airfields—a major tactical shift inspired by lessons from the Ukraine war.
NASTP Is the Pakistan Air Force’s Lead Integrator Plus Pro
Across new radars, loitering munitions, electronic warfare, and airframe upgrades, NASTP has emerged as the Pakistan Air Force's lead design and integration vendor – while...
Analysis: Beyond the ‘Multi-Domain Operations’ Buzzword – Pakistan’s New Commands Pro
Pakistan's military is quietly building "unified sub-commands" — the ARFC, Space Command, and a possible Drone Force — that cut horizontally across the Army, Air...
Pakistan, the Abraham Accords, and the Limits of Mediating the US-Iran War Pro
Trump's demand that Islamabad join the Abraham Accords is the opposite of the dividend Pakistan's mediation was meant to secure. The real strain is at...
Is Pakistan’s NASTP Upgrading the PAF’s Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C? Plus Pro
A still from a recent PAF promotional video suggests that NASTP is studying a structural upgrade of the Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C. Quwa examines what...
Is Russia’s Air Defence Deal With the Taliban a Threat to Pakistan?
On May 27, 2026, Russia and the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan signed a military-technical cooperation agreement at a security forum outside Moscow, following talks between...
Analysis: How Pakistan Can Build a Stealth ‘Loyal Wingman’ Drone Plus Pro
A pragmatic alternative to a fifth-generation fighter is taking shape — and a 2021 Quwa analysis predicted much of it. A new Pulse Check episode...
Why the Pakistan Air Force Likes Working With Baykar Group Pro
The PAF CAS met only with Baykar during his May 2026 visit to Türkiye — not TAI, Aselsan, or Roketsan. When one examines Baykar's operating...
Every Drone-Producing Nation Needs China Pro
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India Finalizes Letter of Request for 114 Rafale Fighters
India has finalised the Letter of Request for 114 Dassault Rafale fighters — valued at ₹3.25 lakh crore (~$38B) — with dispatch to France expected...
U.S. Army Tests IonStrike Counter-Drone Interceptor on NATO’s Eastern Flank
The U.S. Army’s 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade (52nd ADA BDE) is testing DZYNE Technologies’ IonStrike kinetic interceptor in Europe as part of a broader...
Turkey Orders 100 Expendable USVs for Naval Swarm Strikes
The Turkish Navy is procuring 100 expendable kamikaze USVs from three competing teams – Aselsan/Ares (Tufan), STM/Yonca (Yaktu), and Havelsan/Sefine – for autonomous swarm strike...
Why the PAF Should Fast-Track UCAV Development With the Kızılelma Plus Pro
Several indicators suggest that the Bayraktar Kızılelma UCAV is on the table for the Pakistan Air Force. When one closely examines how Baykar operates, the...
HAVELSAN to Export Hürjet Simulator to Spain
HAVELSAN will export its FSGP mission planning system and a full flight simulator to Spain alongside the Hürjet – reversing Türkiye's decades-long dependence on imported...