Pakistan Defence News Archives

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

by Bilal Khan 1945Views 2Likes

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…

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…

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

by Bilal Khan 2674Views 0Likes

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.

Iran and Pakistan Exchange Cross-Border Strikes

by Bilal Khan 1551Views 0Likes

On Tuesday, 16 January, Iran carried out a strike using missiles and drones in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, apparently in the Panjgur district.

Economic Security: Pakistan’s Fatal Weakness

by Quwa Team 1100Views 0Likes

Pakistan’s anemic economy (relative to the country’s size, population, and potential) is a critical security vulnerability.

Why CPEC Went Wrong for Both Pakistan and China

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Signed in 2015, many among the Pakistani intelligentsia had perceived that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was a watershed moment for their country. The prevailing thought was that CPEC would herald an enormous and positive economic shift for Pakistan. It was even…

Updates to Pakistan’s Drone Fleet

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This is a guest post explaining the current status of Pakistan’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) inventory.

2022: Pakistan Finds Modernization Path but Funds a Challenge

by Quwa Team 2893Views 0Likes

Islamabad can acquire modern weapons from China, but Pakistan’s corroding economy will hamper long-term plans.