The U.S. unfroze $397 million USD in military aid earmarked for ensuring that Pakistan only uses its F-16 fighter jets for counterinsurgency and counter-terrorism operations.
From land to sea to airborne systems, China now underpins Islamabad’s quest for qualitative parity in South Asia’s increasingly contested security environment.
The rise of insurgent activity in Pakistan’s western frontiers could push the country ti prioritize COIN/CT-fcoused arms.
The Pakistan Navy (PN) Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral Naveed Ashraf said that the fleet will start getting its new Hangor-class submarines “very soon.”
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) announced that it will invite a technical team from Bangladesh to evaluate the JF-17C Thunder Block-3 fighter.
On 26 December 2024, China surprised the world by flying not one, but two, new fighter prototypes embodying its vision for next-generation air systems, the Chengdu J-36 and the Shenyang J-XX/J-50.
The Bakhtar Shikan is Pakistan’s indigenously manufactured anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). It is based on the Chinese HJ-8 missile.
On 18 December, the U.S. State Department announced that the United States imposed sanctions on four entities it alleges are supporting Pakistan’s efforts to develop long-range ballistic missiles.
The Pakistan Navy ordered four MILGEM corvettes from Turkiye in 2018. Istanbul Shipyard and KSEW split the production of these ships equally. The first ship, PNS Babur, was commissioned in 2023.
Combined with the growing ecosystem of weapons and sensors, a large domestic order could drive significant foreign interest in the Shahpar-III.