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China is Pakistan’s Key Qualitative Driver

by Bilal Khan June 11, 2018 224Views 0Comments

Today, the Armed Forces of Pakistan have at least three marquee and indispensable big-ticket weapon systems in the pipeline from China: in 2015, it inked a purchase of eight air-independent propulsion (AIP)-powered submarines; in 2017, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) confirmed that…

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Analysis: Pakistan’s Type 054A Frigate Acquisition

by Bilal Khan June 3, 2018 195Views 0Comments

On 01 June 2018, the Pakistan Navy officially announced that it ordered a total of four Type 054A multi-mission frigates from China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Ltd. (CSTC). Pakistan ordered its Type 054As in two batches of two ships each in 2017 and…

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Pakistan Signs Contract for Type 054A Frigates from China

by Bilal Khan June 2, 2018 183Views 0Comments

Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) has signed a contract with China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Ltd. (CSTC) for two Type 054A multi-mission frigates. According to the MoDP, this is a follow-on order to an earlier order of two Type 054As. The Pakistan…

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Pakistan May Sign T129 ATAK Attack Helicopter Contract Soon

by Bilal Khan May 13, 2018 184Views 0Comments

Speaking to TRT Haber, the head of Turkey’s Undersecretariat of Defence Industries (SSM) Dr. Ismail Demir stated that Pakistan could sign a contract for Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) T129 ATAK attack helicopters in the coming weeks.

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Pakistan’s Rationale for Nuclear Weapons

by Bilal Khan May 13, 2018 1486Views 0Comments

Pakistan sought nuclear weapons as its guarantor of sovereignty and territorial integrity. However, though it could not trust foreign relations gains (e.g. ties with the US or China) to guarantee security, it required foreign relations to materialize its nuclear weapons. The necessity…

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Pakistan’s Rationale for Nuclear Weapons

by Bilal Khan May 13, 2018 177Views 0Comments

The starting-point for understanding Pakistan’s rationale for having nuclear weapons is to visit the history of its foreign relations and security efforts. Naturally, one might view India’s underground nuclear tests in 1974 – i.e. Smiling Buddha – as the cause. However, Smiling…

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Pakistan’s Mirages: Specialists Enduring out of Necessity

by Bilal Khan May 7, 2018 1549Views 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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Primer: Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Program

by Bilal Khan May 7, 2018 1463Views 0Comments

On 28 May 1998, Pakistan conducted five simultaneous underground nuclear tests in the Ras Koh Hills in Chagai District, Baluchistan. Though there had been rumblings of Pakistan already possessing – and even testing a live nuclear weapon – as early as 1990…

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Primer: Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Program

by Bilal Khan May 7, 2018 195Views 0Comments

On 28 May 1998, Pakistan conducted five simultaneous underground nuclear tests in the Ras Koh Hills in Chagai District, Baluchistan. Though there had been rumblings of Pakistan already possessing – and even testing a live nuclear weapon – as early as 1990…

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Pakistan Defence Review: News/Procurement Updates

by Bilal Khan April 30, 2018 1427Views 0Comments

This is a review of ancillary Pakistani defence news topics with short-hand analysis to provide clarity and context. Pakistan announced that it will increase its defence budget by 19.6% – i.e. to PKR 1.1 trillion (i.e. $9.6 billion US); Pakistan Public Sector…