An overview and analysis of the Pakistan Navy’s submarine procurement & replenishment plans, namely in light of an order of eight submarines from China.
An overview of the JF-17’s value to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), mainly as a new backbone fighter for mainstreaming current capabilities to the fleet.
An introductory overview of transfer-of-technology (ToT) and commercial offsets in the context of developing world defence industries and militaries.
Nearly 12 years after its maiden flight, the JF-17 was able to secure its first export order during the Paris Air Show in June 2015. At the time the customer was not disclosed, but at this point it is all but an…
The new program, now designated as ‘Marlin’, is envisaged as a 100km active radar-homing air-to-air and surface-to-air missile (SAM)
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 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…
By Bilal Khan
Previous articles on Quwa discussed why the JF-17 is a significant advancement for the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). Not only is the JF-17 an effective multi-role platform that is poised to form the backbone of the PAF fighter fleet, but…