On 03 May 2025, Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced that the Pakistan Army (PA) successfully fired the “Abdali” surface-to-surface missile (SSM) as part of a training exercise.
The rise of insurgent activity in Pakistan’s western frontiers could push the country ti prioritize COIN/CT-fcoused arms.
HIT’s ARDIC released a tender calling for lab testing and other equipment for a project to develop an APS for MBTs.
Thailand’s TDI signed a MoU with Pakistan’s HIT for the sale of 100 First Win 4×4 armoured vehicles with transfer-of-technology.
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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…
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On 02 July, Russia said that it destroyed five Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker fighter aircraft by using the Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile (TBM). The TBM strikes took place at Myrhorod airfield, which is located in…
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In 2021, the Pakistan Army (PA) began adding to its stand-off range precision-strike capability by inducting the Fatah-1, an indigenously produced surface-to-surface missile (SSM) with a range of 140 km . Before the…
Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) rolled out its first locally produced variant of the NORINCO VT4 main battle tank (MBT), the Haider.
In January, the Pakistan Army (PA) conducted an exercise to test its various air defence systems.
The Russia-Ukraine War provides valuable lessons for Pakistan on how to improve its anti-access and area-denial capabilities against a better-equipped foe.