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...
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.
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...
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....