October 22, 2018

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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Pakistan Inks Contract for 4 MILGEM Ada Corvettes from Turkey

Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) has formally inked a contract with Turkey’s Military Factory and Shipyard Corporation (Askeri Fabrika ve Tersane İşletme Anonim Şirketi: ASFAT A.Ş.) for the purchase of four MILGEM Ada...
Monthly Report: Pakistan Defence Review 2017

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