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...
Bilal Khan
Founder of Quwa, Bilal has been researching Pakistani defence industry and security issues for over 15 years. His work has been cited by Pakistan's National Defence University (NDU), the Council of Foreign Relations, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Centre of Airpower Studies and many others. He has a Hons. B.A in Political Science and Masters of Interntional Public Policy from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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...
Why the Rafale is a Big Deal for Egypt
By Bilal Khan Egypt’s purchase of the Dassault Rafale was unexpected, but the fact that this very impressive deal was not reported widely was surprising....
No Sanctions for the Iranian Military
By Bilal Khan Last week IHS Jane’s 360 released an interesting analysis of how the recent Iranian nuclear deal would have an impact on steering...
India’s MMRCA Woes Continue
By Bilal Khan It is not an understatement to state that India’s Medium Multi-role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) program has been a very long and arduous...
The Dangers of Ignoring the Navy
By Bilal Khan Muhammad Ali Ehsan, a retired Pakistan Army lieutenant-colonel posted a thoughtful piece on the Express Tribune the other day that I found...
The JF-17 (Part 1): A Wave of Change for the Pakistan Air Force
Note: This was Quwa’s very first article, published over four years ago in 2015. Whether it be wars with its rival India or periods of...