Finland’s Hamina-class FAC will get anti-submarine warfare torpedoes
The Finnish Navy’s Hamina-class fast attack crafts (FAC) will be armed with anti-submarine warfare (ASW) torpedoes as part of a mid-life-update (MLU)
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.
Thales: Bangabandhu Satellite-1 passes critical design review stage
The Bangabandhu Satellite-1 program, which is to be Bangladesh’s first geostationary communications satellite, has passed the critical design review (CDR) stage
Second Kalvari-class SSK (INS Khanderi) launched
The Indian Navy’s second DCNS Scorpene – i.e. Kalvari-class – diesel-electric submarine (SSK) was launched at the Mazagon Dock Shipyard
The Turkish forces receive first MPT-76 rifles
The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) received their first 500 MKEK MPT-76 (7.62x51 mm) battle rifles
Missile Technology Control Regime delegation in Pakistan
A Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) delegation visited Pakistan on Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Russian MiG-35 flights will begin in January
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Dmitry Rogozin, announced that the Russian Air Force’s Mikoyan MiG-35 will begin its test flights in January
Pakistan Army Chief oversees ‘comprehensive review’ of service arm
The Pakistan Army’s Chief of Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa has overseen a ‘comprehensive review’ of the Pakistan Army
Pakistan tests Babur-3 submarine-launched cruise missile
The Pakistan Navy successfully test fired a Babur-3, a newly revealed submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM) with a range of 450 km
Turkish Aerospace Industries officially designates in-house utility helicopter
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) officially designated its in-house light utility helicopter design as the TAI T-625.
India in talks with Russia for Su-30MKI spare parts manufacturing
In tandem with a logistics hub for the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Su-30MKI fleet, New Delhi is in talks with Moscow to bring domestic spare...