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Is Azerbaijan’s SOM Cruise Missile a Factor for the JF-17?

by Bilal Khan July 1, 2018 218Views 0Comments

On 26 June 2018, the Azerbaijani Military had showcased a Roketsan SOM air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) as part of its annual parade in the capital Baku. Although the Azerbaijani Air Force (AAF) has a number of platforms from which it can currently…

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

by Bilal Khan March 9, 2018 178Views 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.

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Monthly Report: The JF-17 in 2017 and Outlook for 2018

by Bilal Khan March 1, 2018 172Views 0Comments

Quwa Premium’s Monthly Report for February 2018 provides a detailed overview of the leading events affecting the development of the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighter program. It starts with discussing the factors that led to the development of the…

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The Sonmiani WTR supports domestic munition development

by Bilal Khan February 5, 2018 176Views 0Comments

Introduction On 02 February, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) announced that it established an instrumented Weapon Test Range (WTR) at the Sonmiani Firing Range. This is an important induction for the PAF – and the Pakistani armed forces as a whole –…

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Understanding India’s Entry into the Wassenaar Arrangement

by Bilal Khan December 26, 2017 209Views 0Comments

Introduction On December 07, the then 41-member Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) unanimously approved of India’s entry into the WA. Like the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), which India joined in June 2016 as its 35th member, the WA is a multilateral body designed…

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KLJ-7A: Proposed AESA radar for JF-17 undergoing tests

by Bilal Khan November 21, 2017 1780Views 65Comments

CCTV News footage shows the Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology KLJ-7A undergoing tests with the China Flight Test Establishment

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First JF-17 will undergo major overhaul at AVIC

by Bilal Khan November 12, 2017 1361Views 60Comments

China Aviation News (CAN) reports that the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) received a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighter at its Aircraft Maintenance Factory in Chengfei for major overhaul on November 07. The specific fighter has been in service…

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Malaysia reportedly mulling lightweight fighter options

by Bilal Khan November 7, 2017 1427Views 25Comments

The Royal Malaysian Air Force is reportedly examining the possibility of acquiring a lightweight fighter to complement its F/A-18D and Su-30MKM fleets

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Qatar requests six BAE Hawk trainers to accompany Typhoon

by Bilal Khan October 10, 2017 1354Views 0Comments

As part of its letter-of-intent (LOI) to acquire 24 Eurofighter Typhoon fighters, Qatar also requested six Hawk trainers from BAE

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Argentina reportedly halts (on-and-off) IAI Kfir Block-60 talks

by Bilal Khan August 16, 2017 1688Views 9Comments

The centerpiece of the Argentinian Air Force’s modernization plans – i.e. the procurement of Kfir Block-60 fighters from Israel – hit a snag