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Pakistan’s Minister of Defence Khurram Dastgir Khan told the Russian News Agency RIA Novosti that Pakistan is negotiating with Russia for the Sukhoi Su-35 fighters, air defence systems and potentially T-90 main battle tanks. He did not provide a timeline as to…

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Monthly Report: Why the MILGEM Ada? Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan March 31, 2018 237Views 0Comments

Pakistan has been negotiating with Turkey’s Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) and its defence contractor - Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş. (STM) – for the purchase of four MILGEM Ada corvettes since June 2016. Pakistan had formally requested the corvettes with…

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

by Bilal Khan March 31, 2018 353Views 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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Pakistan Defence Review: News/Procurement Updates Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan March 31, 2018 227Views 0Comments

This is a review of ancillary Pakistani defence news topics with short-hand analysis to provide clarity and context. In March 2018: 3 Turkish T129 attack helicopters took part at the Pakistan Day Parade; ASELPOD spotted on the JF-17; the JF-17 participating in…

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Pakistan’s next – near-term – steps for bridging airpower gap Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan March 25, 2018 346Views 0Comments

In his final address to Air Headquarters, the previous Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Sohail Aman outlined the need to maintain quantitative parity with India in terms of fighter aircraft. He also acknowledged the…

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Why the JF-17 Block-III Matters to the Pakistan Air Force Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan March 24, 2018 194Views 0Comments

With the JF-17 Block-III’s design being ‘finalized’ following a two-and-a-half-year period, this article examines why the JF-17 Block-III matters to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). It is not simply an issue of it being a more advanced version, but rather, becoming the…

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Analyzing the SIPRI Report on Pakistani Defence Procurement Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan March 18, 2018 187Views 0Comments

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its research on worldwide defence procurement activities from 2013 to 2017. Quwa analyzes SIPRI’s findings regarding the reduction in Pakistan’s defence imports, touching upon structural economic woes and apparent adjustment in national security priorities.

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Pakistan Navy test-fires land-based anti-ship missile

by Bilal Khan March 11, 2018 2503Views 0Comments

The Pakistan Navy announced that it had test-fired an anti-ship missile (AShM) as part of a training drill on 10 March 2018. No details were provided into the type or specifications.

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RIBAT-2018 (Part 2): Effecting Peacetime Maritime Security Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan March 9, 2018 235Views 0Comments

Under RIBAT-2018, the Pakistan Navy sought to validate its interoperability with the Pakistan Air Force as well as its capacity to undertake peacetime maritime security tasks, particularly in terms of interdicting ‘sub-conventional warfare’ threats.