The Bakhtar Shikan is Pakistan’s indigenously manufactured anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). It is based on the Chinese HJ-8 missile.
Combined with the growing ecosystem of weapons and sensors, a large domestic order could drive significant foreign interest in the Shahpar-III.
Pakistan’s air defence investments involve new medium- and long-range surface-to-air missiles and advanced radars.
On 25 September 2024, the official website of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan announced that the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) JF-17C Block-III was “integrated into the arsenal of Azerbaijan’s Air Force.”
Pakistan’s past history of handing an original fighter program does not bode well for the PFX.
On 11 July, footage emerged of a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) JF-17C Block-III with the serial number “323” – i.e., the 23rd Block-III unit. This indicates that production of the Block-III has crossed 20 units and is now nearing the current 30-unit…
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 air warfare plans for the rest of the 2020s aim to achieve area-denial and the ability to sustain large-scale air operations.
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The following article is a section from an upcoming quarterly report on the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) modernization plans, which…
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In a recent promotional video commemorating Operation Swift Retort, Pakistan’s retaliatory response to India’s airstrikes in Balakot, the Pakistan Air…