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Monthly Report: Why the MILGEM Ada?

by Bilal Khan March 31, 2018 158Views 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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Pakistan Defence Review: News/Procurement Updates

by Bilal Khan March 31, 2018 176Views 0Comments

This is a review of ancillary Pakistani defence news topics with short-hand analysis to provide clarity and context. In March 2018: 3 Turkish T129 attack helicopters took part at the Pakistan Day Parade; ASELPOD spotted on the JF-17; the JF-17 participating in…

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Qatar will buy Turkish drones, ships and armoured vehicles

by Bilal Khan March 21, 2018 949Views 0Comments

At DIMDEX 2018, Qatar signed deals worth $800 million US with Turkey for the purchase of Bayraktar TB2 drones, patrol and training boats, and NMS 4×4 armoured vehicles.

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Analyzing the SIPRI Report on Pakistani Defence Procurement

by Bilal Khan March 18, 2018 170Views 0Comments

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its research on worldwide defence procurement activities from 2013 to 2017. Quwa analyzes SIPRI’s findings regarding the reduction in Pakistan’s defence imports, touching upon structural economic woes and apparent adjustment in national security priorities.

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Pakistan Air Force’s No. 88 squadron converts to AW139

by Bilal Khan March 4, 2018 1027Views 0Comments

The Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) No. 88 Search & Rescue (SAR) Squadron has formally commissioned the PAF’s newly procured Leonardo AW139.

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How a poor bilateral relations effort cost Pakistan at the FATF

by Bilal Khan March 3, 2018 177Views 0Comments

Following a spate of conflicting and official statements and news reports, the Pakistani government plainly confirmed that the country will be placed on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) ‘grey list’ from June 2018.[1] On 01 March 2018, Pakistan’s Foreign Office stated:…

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

by Bilal Khan March 1, 2018 171Views 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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Pakistan signs contract to upgrade second Agosta 90B

by Bilal Khan February 28, 2018 942Views 59Comments

According to an announcement by the Turkish defence contractor Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş. (STM) on 28 February, Pakistan has signed the contract to upgrade the Pakistan Navy’s second (of three) Agosta 90B submarines. This follows an announcement in November 2016 by…

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Drones deliver China access into high-value, non-traditional markets

by Bilal Khan February 28, 2018 974Views 3Comments

Reportedly securing a sale of four Wing Loong unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to Indonesia, it is clear that UAVs are opening China’s entry into markets otherwise dominated by US, Europe and Russia.

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Brazil buys ex-Royal Navy helicopter carrier HMS Ocean

by Bilal Khan February 20, 2018 971Views 11Comments

The U.K. has confirmed that it sold the mothballed Royal Navy landing platform helicopter (LPH) or helicopter carrier HMS Ocean to Brazil for $117 million U.S.