Bilal Khan - Quwa

Is Azerbaijan’s SOM Cruise Missile a Factor for the JF-17?

On 26 June 2018, the Azerbaijani Military had showcased a Roketsan SOM air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) as part of its annual parade in the capital Baku. Although the Azerbaijani Air Force (AAF) has a number of platforms from which it can currently…

Pakistan Plans to Get PRSS-01 Earth Observation Satellite Launched in July

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Pakistan’s Foreign Office announced that the Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS-01) – which will also include the Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite (PakTES-1A) – will be launched into orbit in July.[1] To be managed by Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), the…

Pakistan Plans to Get PRSS-01 Earth Observation Satellite Launched in July

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Pakistan’s Foreign Office announced that the Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS-01) – and the accompanying PakTES-1A (Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite) – will be launched into orbit in July.

Pakistan’s Erieye AEW&C Follow-On Order Now Proceeding?

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Export-Import registries in April 2018 show the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) taking delivery of radar equipment from Saab AB in Sweden, potentially indicating that the PAF’s follow-on order of three Saab 2000-based Erieye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft is now…

Pakistan’s Erieye AEW&C Follow-On Order Now Proceeding?

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Export-Import registries in April 2018 show the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) taking delivery of radar equipment from Saab AB in Sweden, potentially indicating that the PAF’s follow-on order of three Saab 2000-based Erieye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft is now…

Turkey’s STM Showcases New MILGEM Ada Corvette Variant

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Responding to the Brazilian Navy’s bid for a new corvette, Turkey’s Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik A.Ş. (STM) partnered with a number of local defence suppliers to offer a modified variant of its MILGEM Ada corvette. In contrast to the standard Ada corvette, the…

Turkey’s STM Showcases New MILGEM Ada Corvette Variant

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Responding to the Brazilian Navy’s bid for a new corvette, Turkey’s Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik A.Ş. (STM) partnered with a number of local defence suppliers to offer a modified variant of its MILGEM Ada corvette. In contrast to the standard Ada corvette, the…

Pakistan’s Anti-Access/Area-Denial Options (Part 2): Submarines

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The Pakistan Navy is well on its way in terms of constructing a sizable conventional submarine fleet. Its three existing Agosta 90Bs are undergoing a mid-life upgrade ahead of the much-anticipated delivery of eight Hangor (II)-class air-independent propulsion (AIP) submarines from China…

Pakistan’s Anti-Access/Area-Denial Options (Part 2): Submarines

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The Pakistan Navy is well on its way in terms of constructing a sizable conventional submarine fleet. Its three existing Agosta 90Bs are undergoing a mid-life upgrade ahead of the much-anticipated delivery of eight Hangor (II)-class air-independent propulsion (AIP) submarines from China…

Pakistan’s Anti-Access/Area-Denial Options (Part 1): Fast Attack Crafts

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Building upon an earlier analysis of Pakistan’s limited ability to build sea-control capabilities, even with an expanded surface fleet, Quwa offers an analysis of an alternative method to maritime defence: anti-access and area-denial (A2/AD). The advancements of the Chinese defence industry (and…