Pakistan Defence News & Analysis Archives

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

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…

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

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

by Bilal Khan 2619Views 1Like

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…

Analysis: Pakistan Navy Hangor Submarine Program

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In April 2015, Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) approved the purchase of eight air-independent propulsion (AIP)-equipped submarines (SSP) from China. Under the contract, Pakistan would manufacture four of the boats at Karachi Shipyards and Engineering Works (KSEW), while the rest will…

2024 Pakistan Day Parade Recap

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On its annual Pakistan Day parade, the Pakistani military showcased a number of its newly inducted hardware.

Report: Pakistan’s Air Warfare Plans for the Decade

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Pakistan’s air warfare plans for the rest of the 2020s aim to achieve area-denial and the ability to sustain large-scale air operations.

Pakistan’s Push to Replace Legacy Air Platforms

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In a public relations video released in January 2024, the PAF said that Air Headquarters (AHQ) made the “strategic decision to phase out legacy systems.”

Pakistan Air Force Air Defence Development

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While it continued investing heavily in fighters since 2019, the PAF also revealed that it built a new and robust ground-based air defence system (GBADS)