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Pakistan Defence Review (April 2019): Modest Steps for the Short-Term & Significant Plans for the Long-Term

by Bilal Khan April 30, 2019 2329Views 0Comments

Speaking to the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI), the previous Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), retired Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Sohail Aman had reportedly stated that the PAF had completed the design of Project…

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Pakistan Defence Review (April 2019): Modest Steps for the Short-Term & Significant Plans for the Long-Term Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan April 30, 2019 208Views 0Comments

Speaking to the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI), the previous Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), retired Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Sohail Aman had reportedly stated that the PAF had completed the design of Project…

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Analysis: The Case for Pakistan Procuring the FC-31 Gyrfalcon Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan December 14, 2017 277Views 0Comments

Officially, the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) fifth-generation fighter (FGF) program is being executed under ‘Project Azm’ (resolve). Under the PAF’s long-term plan, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra has been entrusted to manufacture a FGF as well as active electronically-scanned array radars.

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Pakistan announces 5th-gen fighter and medium-altitude long-endurance UAV programs

by Bilal Khan July 6, 2017 3041Views 70Comments

In its inauguration of the Kamra Aviation City initiative, Pakistan announced the development of a 5th-generation fighter and MALE UAV under “Project Azm”

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How a US Mistake Handed Pakistan’s Arms Market to China Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan August 4, 2025 14102Views 0Comments

US policies in 2016-2017 prompted Pakistani defence planners to largely shut American – and many European – vendors out of the Pakistani defence market.

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Pakistan’s Next Move: Why Drones, Not Fighter Jets, Are the Future of its Air Force Defence Uncut Podcast

by Bilal Khan July 13, 2025 4128Views 0Comments

In our latest episode of Defence Uncut, a few interesting news items crossed our desk, from potential maintenance deals with South Africa to the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) next-generation fighter aircraft (NGFA) plans. Perhaps most notably, the visit of the Pakistan Air…

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China is Pakistan’s New ‘Qualitative Driver’ Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan February 3, 2025 9085Views 0Comments

From land to sea to airborne systems, China now underpins Islamabad’s quest for qualitative parity in South Asia’s increasingly contested security environment.

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Is Pakistan’s ‘PFX’ Fighter Vaporware? Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan September 14, 2024 5153Views 0Comments

Pakistan’s past history of handing an original fighter program does not bode well for the PFX.

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Pakistan Promotes JF-17 Block-III to Iraq Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan August 26, 2024 4717Views 0Comments

Iraq reportedly “expressed a strong interest” in acquiring the JF-17 from Pakistan.

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ICUBE-Q: A Step Forward for Pakistan’s Space Program?

by Bilal Khan May 8, 2024 4366Views 0Comments

IST and SUPARCO developed the ICUBE-Q in 14 months. The miniature satellite has a total weight of 7 kg and lifespan of 3 months.