Bilal Khan, Author at Quwa

Image showing four Pakistani loitering munitions, including the KaGeM V3, MP-300, MP-152, and Xpear MX-150.

Pakistan Increasingly Leans on Loitering Munitions

Bilal Khan In 2021, Quwa wrote an article inferring that Pakistan will likely adopt a loitering munitions strategy . Nearly four years later, it is evident that Pakistan is acquiring a wide range of loitering munitions and, that too with a…

Pakistan Looks to Increase Annual Defence Budget

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Bilal Khan In its upcoming fiscal budget for 2024 to 2025, the Pakistani government proposed allocating PKR 2.12 trillion to the country’s armed forces . If finalized, this would be a 17.6% increase over last year’s defence budget, which stood at…

Pakistan’s New Communications Satellite – PakSat MM1

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Bilal Khan On 30 May, China’s Xichang Satellite Launch Centre sent Pakistan’s newest communications satellite into orbit using its LM-3B satellite-launch vehicle (SLV). Designated the PakSat-MM1 (previously, it was known as the PakSat-MM1R), the new satellite will be ready for operations by…

PNS Babur: Pakistan’s New Corvette Sets Sail for Home

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Bilal Khan ASFAT A.S. (Military Factory and Shipyard Management) announced that the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) lead MILGEM corvett e – PNS Babur – has set sail to join the PN fleet. PNS Babur was launched from Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY) for sea…

Pakistan Navy Hints Need for Dedicated Nuclear Asset

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On a show on Pakistan’s state-owned television network, PTV, two retired Pakistan Navy (PN) officials – Vice Admiral Ahmed Saeed and Rear Admiral Saleem Akhtar – discussed the PN’s ongoing acquisition of Hangor-class (S26) submarines from China. Adm. Saeed…

Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Program Continues Evolving

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Bilal Khan On 28 May, Pakistan celebrated the 26th anniversary of its Chagai-I and Chagai-II nuclear tests, which it carried out in 1998 in response to India’s Pokhran-II tests. Since becoming a nuclear power, Pakistan’s program has evolved through the inclusion…

Industry Brief: Pakistan’s Naval Market (2024)

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In 2015 the PN initiated a significant program to both modernize and expand its surface and sub-surface fleets . The process started with a contract to acquire eight S26 air-independent propulsion (AIP)-equipped submarines (SSP) from China in 2015. This was followed by…

Photo of the GIDS BURQ-25G air-to-surface missile.

New Air-Launched Munitions Are a Key Piece of Pakistan’s Drone Program

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Bilal Khan While its flagship cruise missile programs – namely, the Taimur air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) and the Harbah anti-ship cruising missile (ASCM) – are drawing attention, Pakistan’s precision air-launched munitions portfolio is growing through the development of smaller systems. For…

ICUBE-Q: A Step Forward for Pakistan’s Space Program?

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IST and SUPARCO developed the ICUBE-Q in 14 months. The miniature satellite has a total weight of 7 kg and lifespan of 3 months.

Pakistan to Convert a Bombardier Jet into an Electronic Warfare Aircraft

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The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) revealed that it will convert its lone Bombardier Global 6000 business jet into a stand-off jammer with Turkiye’s help.