Pakistan utilizes numerous data-link networks. The most notable one is the Link-16, a popular American TDL protocol in use by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).
Part 2 of Quwa’s series on Pakistan’s C4ISR: an overview of Pakistan’s ground-based and airborne radar surveillance assets.
An introduction to Pakistan’s C4ISR capabilities.
The Swedish defence vendor Saab recently announced that its aerial surveillance systems, the GlobalEye and Swordfish, are now available as complete off-the-shelf solutions.
The PAF delivered two key capabilities in order to effectively support the Army & Frontier Corps in FATA: (1) Airborne ISR and (2) precision airstrikes.
22 October 2015
By Bilal Khan
In the backdrop of a possible civilian nuclear energy deal between the U.S and Pakistan (which I intend to write about in the coming days), the U.S government just cleared the sale…
The information below will not be new to most Pakistani defence enthusiasts, especially those following the development of the JF-17 Thunder, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF)’s new mainstay multi-role fighter. That said, all of what you are about to read on this…
03 October 2015
By Bilal Khan
Compared to its sibling service arms, i.e. the Pakistan Army (PA) and Pakistan Air Force (PAF), the Pakistan Navy (PN) is, to put it politely, under-appraised. It is not that the Navy is not appreciated, but few seem…
By Bilal Khan
The Indonesian Ministry of Defence recently announced that the country would acquire “a squadron” of Sukhoi Su-35s from Russia to replace the Indonesian Air Force’s ageing Northrop F-5E Tiger IIs. The contract is reportedly valued at $1 billion U.S and…
By Bilal Khan
The previous part of Quwa’s JF-17 series outlined the major changes coming to the platform via the development of JF-17 Block-3. Whereas the JF-17 of today is a significant improvement for the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in terms of being…