On 25 September 2024, the official website of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan announced that the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) JF-17C Block-III was “integrated into the arsenal of Azerbaijan’s Air Force.”
Pakistan’s past history of handing an original fighter program does not bode well for the PFX.
Pakistan formally inducted two new ships – PNS Babur and PNS Hunain – in a ceremony on 06 September 2024
Iraq reportedly “expressed a strong interest” in acquiring the JF-17 from Pakistan.
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On 26 July, the Pakistan Navy (PN) announced that it took delivery of its third Yarmook-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), PNS Hunain, from Damen Group’s shipyard in Galati, Romania. As of 09 August, PNS Hunain was en-route to Pakistan from Romania. The…
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In 2021, Quwa wrote an article inferring that Pakistan will likely adopt a loitering munitions strategy. Nearly four years later, it is evident that Pakistan is acquiring a wide range of loitering munitions and, that too with a strong emphasis on domestic…