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September 23, 2020

Analysis: Ideas on How Pakistan Can Leverage the MILGEM Ada

by Guest Author - Sep 6, 2020

By Arslan Khan In July 2018, Pakistan inked a contract with Turkey’s Military Factory and Shipyard Corporation (i.e., ASFAT A.Ş.) for four MILGEM corvettes for the Pakistan Navy (PN). In addition to acquiring a heavily customized...
How Pakistan Should Equip its Ships for Naval Air Threats

by Guest Author - Jul 26, 2020

Pakistan’s frigate and corvette acquisition/upgrade programs will deliver a considerably more capable force by the middle of the coming decade, but there may still be room for improvement....Read More
Analysis: Pakistan’s VT4 Acquisition

by Guest Author - May 31, 2020

Pakistan’s reported VT-4 purchase is a stopgap measure in response to India’s T-90MS acquisition, but its effectiveness is debateable and Pakistan’s wider MBT modernization options limited....Read More
Technical, tactical and political: Developments in defense logistics for 2018

by Guest Author - Jan 16, 2018

By Evan Butler-Jones Director, Defense Product Line, Aviation & Defense Business Unit, IFS With ever-evolving equipment, budgets and geo-political landscapes, military organizations are having to constantly stay on top of technical, tactical and political developments happening in...

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Pakistan Navy’s Damen Corvette / Offshore Patrol Vessel

The Pakistan Navy (PN) will equip its two 2,300-ton corvettes/offshore patrol vessels (OPV) from Damen Shipyards with anti-surface, anti-air, and surveillance/intelligence gathering systems....Read More
China’s scale gives flexibility for high-tech arms development

Note: This article was previously a Quwa Premium piece, it is now freely available. On 01 February 2018 observers spotted a large cannon turret placed onboard a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Type 072III...
Loaded Procurement Pipeline in Tow, The Pakistan Navy Rises (Part 1)

With a relatively deep – and active – procurement roadmap of new submarines, frigates and other assets, the Pakistan Navy is aims to implement an ambitious modernization project in the next decade....Read More
AW139: The Pakistan Air Force’s New Mainstay SAR Helicopter

On 03 March 2018, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) formally equipped the No. 88 Search-and-Rescue (SAR) squadron with two Leonardo AW139 utility helicopters. The No. 88 “Combat Support Squadron and Advanced Helicopter Training School”...

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