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Leonardo Inaugurates Office in Islamabad

by Bilal Khan April 19, 2019 1325Views 0Comments

The Italian defence giant Leonardo International inaugurated its new office in Islamabad, Pakistan on 11 April 2019. Its among a handful of Western defence suppliers to maintain a direct formal presence in the country as a means to promote their products and…

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IDEAS 2018: Is Pakistan Prioritizing New Munitions Development? (Part 3)

by Bilal Khan January 24, 2019 171Views 0Comments

In part-three, we examine the potential scope of collaboration between Pakistan and Ukraine, Turkey, South Africa and others on munitions development.

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IDEAS 2018: Pakistan Air Force is Seeking a Lead-in Fighter Trainer

by Bilal Khan December 12, 2018 191Views 0Comments

In surprise news, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) unveiled plans for a new lead-in fighter-trainer (LIFT) with an afterburning engine. Leonardo and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) are working on their proposals, but it appears that the program is in…

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Pakistan Navy Reportedly Seeking a New Maritime Patrol Aircraft

by Bilal Khan September 21, 2018 184Views 0Comments

The Pakistan Navy’s (PN) Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi reportedly stated that the PN is seeking a new, jet-powered maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) to replace its aging P-3C Orion MPAs. As per Adm. Abbasi, the PN is open to…

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Pakistan’s Quest for a Domestic Fighter (Part 2): The JF-17 Emerges as Pakistan’s Mainstay Fighter

by Bilal Khan September 16, 2018 1279Views 0Comments

The Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) search for a domestically built, sanction-free multi-role fighter ended through the induction of the JF-17 Thunder. However, it had been a long-term process with starts and stops that, arguably, date as…

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Pakistan Navy Receives its First ATR-72 Maritime Patrol Aircraft

by Bilal Khan July 15, 2018 1454Views 0Comments

The Pakistan Navy received its first of two ATR-72 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) from Rheinland Air Service (RAS) and Aerodata in “the second quarter” of 2018. Conversion work on the second ATR-72 has reportedly begun, it has a slated delivery date for…

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Pakistan’s Anti-Access/Area-Denial Options (Part 3): ISR & Net-Warfare

by Bilal Khan July 1, 2018 178Views 0Comments

The capacity to effectively undertake stand-off range targeting – especially by networking sensors to offboard munitions – along with building a comprehensive situational awareness capability is essential to Pakistan’s anti-access and area-denial (A2/AD) efforts. Not only would investment in this realm allow…

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Indian Air Force commits to procure a total of 324 HAL Tejas fighters

by Bilal Khan March 20, 2018 1385Views 0Comments

The Indian Air Force is reportedly planning to add 201 Tejas Mk2 fighters to its existing order of 123 Tejas. This is conditional on Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd bringing the Tejas Mk2 to fruition.

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Turkey test-fires HİSAR-A short-range SAM

by Bilal Khan February 4, 2018 1451Views 2Comments

The Turkish Ministry of Defence announced that Roketsan and Aselsan successfully test-fired the jointly-developed HİSAR-A short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system on 01 February 2018.

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The Impact of Pakistan’s Harba dual-AShM and LACM

by Bilal Khan January 9, 2018 223Views 0Comments

Introduction On January 03, the Pakistan Navy announced that it test-fired a new anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) with land-attack capabilities, the “Harba.” The dual-ASCM/land-attack cruise missile (LACM) was fired from an Azmat-class fast attack craft (FAC), the PNS Himmat. Seemingly based on…