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Primer: Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Program

by Bilal Khan May 7, 2018 295Views 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 2332Views 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…

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Pakistan Defence Review: News/Procurement Updates Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan April 30, 2018 186Views 0Comments

This is a review of main and ancillary Pakistani defence news topics along with short-hand analysis to offer clarity and context: Pakistan announced its defence budget for 2018-2019; the Public Sector Development Program’s (PSDP) budget includes an increased budget for the Space…

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PAF Bholari: The Pakistan Air Force’s New Main Operating Base Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan April 22, 2018 387Views 0Comments

On April 20, a retired Indian Army officer – Col. Vinayak Bhat – provided a detailed insight of the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) new main operating base (MOB), PAF Bholari. Available on The Print, Bhat’s analysis of PAF Bholari surmises that the…

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Pakistan’s Interest in Russian Arms (Part 3): Helicopters Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan April 15, 2018 225Views 0Comments

Though it was not mentioned by the Pakistani Minister of Defence, Khurram Dastgir Khan, in his comments to the Russian News Agency RIA Novosti, helicopters are an issue of mutual interest between Russia and Pakistan. The Pakistan Army Aviation Corps (PAA) and…

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Pakistan’s Interest in Russian Arms (Part 2): Air Defence Systems Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan April 9, 2018 339Views 0Comments

Pakistan’s Minister of Defence (MoD) Khurram Dastgir Khan was quoted by the Russian News Agency RIA Novosti that Pakistan had begun negotiating with Russia for various big-ticket armaments, including T-90 main battle tanks (MBT), Su-35 fighters and unspecified air defence systems. Speaking…

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Pakistan’s Interest in Russian Arms (Part 1): Su-35 Flanker-E Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan April 8, 2018 189Views 0Comments

On 05 April, Pakistan’s Minister of Defence (MoD) Khurram Dastgir Khan confirmed to the Russian News Agency RIA Novosti that Pakistan had begun talks with Russia for the purchase of Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E multi-role fighters, T-90 main battle tanks (MBT) and air…

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Pakistani Defence Minister: talking to Russia for Su-35, T-90 tanks and air defence systems

by Bilal Khan April 8, 2018 2705Views 0Comments

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 246Views 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 368Views 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.