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Pakistan’s Mirages: Specialists Enduring out of Necessity

by Bilal Khan May 7, 2018 2054Views 0Comments

In April 2018, the AFP News Agency published an article detailing its visit to the Mirage Rebuild Factory (MRF) at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC).[1] The complete AFP article is available on Dawn News, but it provides an insight into the MRF’s activities…

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JF-17 Export Efforts: Negotiating Expectations Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan April 22, 2018 247Views 0Comments

An analysis of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex’s (PAC) efforts to export the JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighter, specifically in terms of potential calls for offsets, transfer-of-technology and partnerships. Is Pakistan able to offer such concessions?

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NRIET to Integrate KLJ-7A AESA Radar to JF-17 Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan March 31, 2018 308Views 0Comments

The Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology (NRIET) is integrating its newly-revealed KLJ-7A active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radar to the forthcoming JF-17 Block-III. NRIET says that the new AESA radar will provide improved range, target tracking/engagement and jamming-resistance.

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Outgoing Pakistan Air Force Chief: JF-17 Block-III design finalized

by Bilal Khan March 19, 2018 2120Views 0Comments

The outgoing Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Sohail Aman announced that the design of the JF-17 Block-III was “finalized”.

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Monthly Report: The JF-17 in 2017 and Outlook for 2018 Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan March 1, 2018 177Views 0Comments

Quwa Premium’s Monthly Report for February 2018 provides a detailed overview of the leading events affecting the development of the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighter program. It starts with discussing the factors that led to the development of the…

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Drones deliver China access into high-value, non-traditional markets

by Bilal Khan February 28, 2018 2135Views 3Comments

Reportedly securing a sale of four Wing Loong unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to Indonesia, it is clear that UAVs are opening China’s entry into markets otherwise dominated by US, Europe and Russia.

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China to expand drone offerings with Star Shadow UCAV

by Bilal Khan February 8, 2018 2077Views 4Comments

Star UAV System Company, a business from Chengdu, is developing a twin-engine, stealthy unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) for the export market.

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Pakistan-Indonesian Ties: Why Pakistan ought to Push for Partnerships, not Sales Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan January 30, 2018 187Views 0Comments

Introduction On 26-27 January 2018, the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo paid an official state visit to Pakistan. The visit was earnestly received by Pakistan, which not only presented Mr. Widodo and Indonesia’s First Lady Mrs. Iriana Widodo a guard of honour,…

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Project Azm: The expansion of Pakistan’s drone program Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan January 22, 2018 218Views 0Comments

Pakistan is expanding its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fleet through the procurement of new medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) drones, most notably with Project Azm (resolve), under which a MALE UAV is being developed along with a fifth-generation fighter (FGF) for the Pakistan Air…

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China-Pakistan Relations: Difference between ‘Allies’ and ‘Partners’ Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan January 18, 2018 284Views 0Comments

Introduction China is a marquee element in Pakistan’s foreign relations landscape since the 1960s, having resulted in a spate of big-ticket defence procurement and, since 2015, significant economic interaction via the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). However, with an apparent – but ultimately,…