December 16, 2019

Afghanistan

Afghanistan receives first Black Hawk helicopters

by Bilal Khan - Sep 19, 2017

The Afghan Air Force (AAF) has received its first four (of 53) UH-60A Black Hawk transport and utility helicopters from the United States...Read More
US issues $1.38 billion contract for 150 MD-530F for Afghanistan & FMS customers

by Bilal Khan - Sep 6, 2017

The U.S. Defense Department has issued a $1.38 billion U.S. contract for 150 MD Helicopters MD-530F lightweight utility helicopters for Afghanistan...Read More
Afghanistan will take on flight line maintenance of A-29 combat aircraft

by Bilal Khan - Jul 31, 2017

The Afghan Air Force requested to assume full responsibility for flight line maintenance of the Sierra Nevada A-29 Super Tucano ...Read More
Afghanistan receives new batch of A-29 Super Tucano

by Quwa Team - Mar 21, 2017

The Afghan Air Force (AAF) recently received a batch of four additional Embraer A-29 Super Tucano close air support (CAS) aircraft...Read More
The U.S. intends to replace Afghanistan’s Mi-17s with UH-60A Black Hawk utility helicopters

by Bilal Khan - Nov 21, 2016

The U.S. is intending to replace the Afghan Air Force’s Russian-built Mi-17 transport and utility helicopters with UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters…...Read More
Afghan A-29 COIN fighters begin combat operations

by Bilal Khan - May 2, 2016

For the first time since the end of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the AAF has engaged in live combat using modern-day fixed-wing combat aircraft. ...Read More
Pakistan’s Shift to COIN Part I: Tumultuous Beginnings

by Bilal Khan - Nov 27, 2015

The Pakistani armed forces were not trained to think or fight in terms of counterinsurgency (COIN), and as a result, many of the armed forces’ early engagements were wrought with casualties and inefficiencies....Read More

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China’s scale gives flexibility for high-tech arms development

Note: This article was previously a Quwa Premium piece, it is now freely available. On 01 February 2018 observers spotted a large cannon turret placed onboard a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Type 072III...
Loaded Procurement Pipeline in Tow, The Pakistan Navy Rises (Part 1)

With a relatively deep – and active – procurement roadmap of new submarines, frigates and other assets, the Pakistan Navy is aims to implement an ambitious modernization project in the next decade....Read More
AW139: The Pakistan Air Force’s New Mainstay SAR Helicopter

On 03 March 2018, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) formally equipped the No. 88 Search-and-Rescue (SAR) squadron with two Leonardo AW139 utility helicopters. The No. 88 “Combat Support Squadron and Advanced Helicopter Training School”...
Can Offsets Work in Pakistan? (Quwa Premium Sample)

This Quwa Premium report examines the viability of commercial offsets (tied to big-ticket defence purchases) in Pakistan. In this report, Quwa briefly reviews the checkered history of offset packages, especially in the developing world....

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