Beyond Stealth: What India and Pakistan Actually Want from Their Next-Gen Fighter Platforms Pro
India weighs France's FCAS and the UK-led GCAP alongside its 114-Rafale bid, while Pakistan's PAF balances China's J-35AE package against Türkiye's KAAN.
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.
Analysis: The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement Offers Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan a Capacity-Building Path Plus Pro
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement on 07 August 2026. Why the MJDA's value is capacity building, not Article 5.
Pakistan’s Private Sector Needs Transparent Testing Regulations and Capacity Support Plus Pro
Pakistan’s June 2026 DIPRA Ordinance created a defence-industrial regulator with the power to licence private R&D and open public test ranges to private companies. What...
Pakistan Navy A2/AD Plans to Emphasize Sensors, Uncrewed Systems and High-Speed Missiles Pro
Ukraine and Iran proved that OWAs, USVs and ballistic SSMs work at scale. Quwa unpacks how the Pakistan Navy will turn Pakistan's fastest-growing product lines...
Embraer C-390 Orders Will Retire More C-130H Hercules – Could the Pakistan Air Force Buy Them? Pro
Six of the 13 countries that have ordered or selected the Embraer C-390 still operate the older C-130H, and Belgium's disposal route shows how some...
Heavy Industries Taxila Reveals D-248 and S-369, Pakistan’s Longest-Range Loitering Munitions Plus Pro
Heavy Industries Taxila revealed the D-248 and S-369 at the 2026 Indus RAS Expo – Pakistan's longest-range loitering munitions, with up to 3,000 km reach.
Pakistan Bet Its Drone Industry on NESCOM. It’s Starting to Pay Off. Pro
NESCOM now designs the airframe, the mission architecture, the sensors and the munitions. Quwa unpacks what that makes it — and why Pakistan's UCAV bid...
KAAN P1 Runs Its First Taxi Test as Türkiye Races to Replace Its US Engine Pro
Can TEI's TF-35000 free the KAAN — and Türkiye's export pipeline — from US engine controls?
Pakistan Takes the Plunge in Pursuing Military Drones and Developing Their Autonomy Stacks Plus Pro
ndus RAS Expo 2026 showed that Pakistan is not just building drones, but the sensor fusion and C2 layers that make them work.
Movement in the Pakistan Army’s Wheeled Armoured Vehicle Programs? Pro
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