Saudi MH-60R Deal Now in Effect
August 30 2015 In May 2015 Saudi Arabia requested a sale for 10 MH-60R ‘Multi-Mission Helicopters’ with spare-parts and logistical and maintenance support for $1.9bn...
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Pakistan and Yak-130? Not likely
By Bilal Khan There has been quite a bit of discussion on a recent news piece claiming that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is interested...
The JF-17 III: Major Changes Ahead on JF-17 Block-3
By Bilal Khan Previous articles on Quwa discussed why the JF-17 is a significant advancement for the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). Not only is the...
Algeria receives first two Mi-26T2 Halo helicopters
By Bilal Khan August 28 2015 The Algerian Air Force recently received the first two of 14 Mi-26T2 Halo heavy-lift helicopters from Russia. The Mi-26T2...
DoD awards contract to Bell for Pakistani AH-1Z
By Bilal Khan In April 2015 Pakistan submitted a request for the sale of 15 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters alongside 1,000 AGM-114R Hellfire-II multipurpose air-to-surface...
Bangladesh orders 7 Mi-171 helicopters
By Bilal Khan Building upon its recent surge in commercial ties with Russia, Bangladesh just signed onto purchasing seven Mi-171 Hip helicopters from Moscow. The...
First Hints of AESA Radar on JF-17 Block-III?
By Bilal Khan DefenseNews published an interesting article the other day about a Chinese firm, NAV Technology, putting out a marketing document showing a fighter...
Pakistan Interested in Yak-130?
By Bilal Khan In the aftermath of the recently concluded order of 4 Mi-35 attack/transport helicopters, there are a few media reports floating about purporting...
With Mi-35 Pakistan Modernizes Fleet
By Bilal Khan In April the U.S Defense Security Cooperation Agency sent Congress a request to approve a near $1bn US sale involving AH-1Z ‘Viper’...
The JF-17 II: Introducing BVR & Precision Strike
By Bilal Khan In my previous piece I took a high level look at the JF-17 program, and in broad strokes I identified the improvements...