Demand Tracker: Pakistan Army Light Armoured Vehicle Procurement (Sept. 2026) Pro
Dongfeng armoured vehicles and MaxxPro MRAPs are in use with the Pakistan Army in KPK, but HIT Hisaar and MHIL Liger fielding lags. Quwa tracks...
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.
Demand Tracker: Is Pakistan Replacing Its Alouette III Helicopters With Airbus H125s? Pro
The PAF and PN appear to be inducting Airbus H125 light utility helicopters, but France has reported no helicopter exports to Pakistan since 2021. This...
Pakistan’s Public Procurement Rules 2026: What Has Changed, What Remains, and Where DIPRA Fits Pro
On 28 September 2026, Pakistan’s federal government issued the Public Procurement Rules 2026 through a Gazette notification, replacing the framework that had governed procurement since...
Pakistan Navy PNS/M Hangor Submarine Tests CM-708UNB Anti-Ship Missile Plus Pro
PNS/M Hangor, the Pakistan Navy's lead Hangor-class (Type 039B) submarine, test-fired a CM-708UNB anti-ship cruise missile in the North Arabian Sea.
Photo Emerges of Pakistan’s 5th Changhe Z-10ME Attack Helicopter Plus Pro
On 25 September, a photo emerged on Chinese social media of an apparent fifth Pakistan Army Aviation Corps (PAA) Z-10ME-02 attack helicopter undergoing test flights.
Pakistan Launches Air and Drone Strikes Into Afghanistan Pro
Pakistan struck 10 sites across Afghanistan's Khost, Paktia, and Kandahar provinces early on 24 September, using Army and PAF loitering munitions alongside airstrikes.
What Azerbaijan’s JF-17 Deal Reveals About Pakistan’s Air Power Export Strategy Plus Pro
Azerbaijan’s JF-17 order is less about the fighter and more about the PAF. Pakistan is selling a full path to modern air combat: training, integration,...
Pakistan’s Hypersonic Strike Future Isn’t a Scramjet Cruise Missile – Why the Ballistic Path is the Real Goal Pro
Hypersonic munitions have become a baseline requirement for major militaries. The United States, for example, plans to procure at least 10,000 of Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic...
Why Ukraine Now Prefers Unguided 155 mm Artillery Shells Over Guided Ones Pro
Ukraine's artillery brigades are choosing unguided 155 mm shells over guided rounds like the M982 Excalibur. Here is why – and what the 2S22 Bohdana,...
How Two-Way Drone Warfare Is Shaping Pakistan’s Counter-Insurgency (COIN) Efforts Pro
The restiveness of Pakistan’s Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) provinces has long been a persistent condition, one which the centre has, especially in recent years,...