Ukraine is set to receive an upgraded version of the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) from the United States, indicating a renewed attempt to bolster Kyiv’s long-range strike capabilities amid ongoing hostilities with Russia.
The brief clash underscored a need for the PAF to expand the procurement pipeline across less developed areas, like drones, SAMs, EW/ESM, and ‘smart munitions’.
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 Pakistan Air Force (PAF) announced that it will invite a technical team from Bangladesh to evaluate the JF-17C Thunder Block-3 fighter.
Pakistan and Türkiye reportedly discussed the possibility of jointly designing and producing a helicopter.
Pakistan’s air defence investments involve new medium- and long-range surface-to-air missiles and advanced radars.
On 25 September 2024, the official website of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan announced that the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) JF-17C Block-III was “integrated into the arsenal of Azerbaijan’s Air Force.”
Iraq reportedly “expressed a strong interest” in acquiring the JF-17 from Pakistan.
In 2023, the UK and France announced that they would supply Ukraine with the MBDA SCALP air-launched cruise missile (ALCM). Analysts believed the transfer of the SCALP was a bid on London and Paris’ parts to give Kyiv long-range, precision-strike capabilities, especially…
On 09 August, the Ukrainian government reported that its security forces used a first-person-view (FPV) drone to target, attack, and destroy a flying Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter. This is the second reported use of a FPV drone against a helicopter, with the…