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How Policy Culture Derailed Pakistan’s Next-Gen Fighter Efforts

by Quwa Team April 9, 2023 3775Views 0Comments

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had voiced its interest in one day acquiring a next-generation fighter aircraft (NGFA) as early as 2016. However, contrary to analyst expectations (of collaborating in a foreign project), the PAF undertook a domestic fighter program, which it…

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NASTP: Birthing an Industry

by Quwa Team May 16, 2022 2718Views 0Comments

The National Aerospace Science and Technology Park (NASTP) is a project under the Aviation City Initiative. The goal is the establishment of an aerospace technology cluster that is physically collocated in order to accrue the many benefits of having related industrial and…

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by Syed Aseem Ul Islam May 16, 2022 281Views 0Comments

Author Profile: Syed Aseem Ul Islam is a Research Scholar at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, specializing in adaptive and model-predictive flight control systems. He received his bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, and…

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Pakistan Air Force Capability Additions for This Decade

by Quwa Team January 23, 2022 2651Views 0Comments

Pakistan will be extending its air-to-air reach, expanding its strike capacity, and intensifying its electronic warfare capability through the 2020s.

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Pakistan Showcases New Shahpar-II Drone

by Quwa Team December 5, 2021 2381Views 0Comments

Pakistan’s GIDS is offering the Shahpar-II medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and Burq missile for export.

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New Mainstay Weapons: Loitering Munitions

by Quwa Team November 7, 2021 2318Views 0Comments

Available in various sizes, loitering munitions are versatile weapons that may become a mainstay staple in the world’s militaries and, potentially, non-state actors.

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Pakistan’s C4I Evolution

by Quwa Team October 10, 2021 2355Views 0Comments

With new assets and structural organization, Pakistan is improving its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) coverages across multiple areas.

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Analysis: The JF-17’s Unique Value Proposition on the Market

by Quwa Team October 3, 2021 3277Views 0Comments

As the JF-17 seemingly closes in on its third export sale (to Argentina), this article explores why more countries may seek the Sino-Pak multi-role fighter.

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Pakistan Reveals its Own ‘Space Command’

by Quwa Team September 26, 2021 2415Views 0Comments

By Syed Aseem Ul Islam On 15 September 2021, the Pakistan Army (PA) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) Air Headquarters (AHQ) in Islamabad. The COAS was given a tour of specialized facilities. On…

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Analysis: How Pakistan Can Design a Loyal Wingman Drone

by Quwa Team September 19, 2021 2251Views 0Comments

Designing these UCAVs that are approaching manned fighter jets in complexity will give PAC experience and build capacity that it is lacking.