Global Industrial Defence Solutions (GIDS) debuted a staggering roster of new precision-guided munitions at the 2024 International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS), a tradeshow promoting the Pakistan’s defence industry…
Pakistan’s air defence investments involve new medium- and long-range surface-to-air missiles and advanced radars.
On 26 July, the Pakistan Navy (PN) announced that it took delivery of its third Yarmook-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), PNS Hunain, from Damen Group’s shipyard in Galati, Romania. As of 09 August, PNS Hunain was en-route to Pakistan from Romania. The…
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On 02 July, Russia said that it destroyed five Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker fighter aircraft by using the Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile (TBM). The TBM strikes took place at Myrhorod airfield, which is located in Ukraine’s central Poltava region. Though Russia’s…
On 30 May, China’s Xichang Satellite Launch Centre sent Pakistan’s newest communications satellite into orbit using its LM-3B satellite-launch vehicle (SLV). Designated the PakSat-MM1 (previously, it was known as the PakSat-MM1R), the new satellite will be ready for operations by the end…
On a show on Pakistan’s state-owned television network, PTV, two retired Pakistan Navy (PN) officials - Vice Admiral Ahmed Saeed and Rear Admiral Saleem Akhtar - discussed the PN’s ongoing acquisition of Hangor-class (S26) submarines from China. Adm. Saeed highlighted that the…
In 2015 the PN initiated a significant program to both modernize and expand its surface and sub-surface fleets. The process started with a contract to acquire eight S26 air-independent propulsion (AIP)-equipped submarines (SSP) from China in 2015. This was followed by the…
Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Company Ltd launched the Pakistan Navy’s first Hangor-class (S26) submarine for sea trials on 26 April 2024.
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In 2021, the Pakistan Army (PA) began adding to its stand-off range precision-strike capability by inducting the Fatah-1, an indigenously produced surface-to-surface missile (SSM) with a range of 140 km. Before the Fatah-1, the PA’s primary guided rocket was the A-100, a…
Though suffering from delays, Pakistan’s next-generation Hangor submarine program is still progressing, Pakistan a significant capability jump.