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Brimstone, JAGM and The Future of Air-to-Ground Missiles

The MBDA (UK) Brimstone air-to-ground missile has taken on quite a bit of attention in recent days following Britain’s decision to deploy its combat aircraft to Syria. In fact, Prime Minister David Cameron even specifically mentioned the Brimstone as one of Britain’s…

Pakistan’s Shift to COIN Part 2: The Centrality of Army Aviation

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04 December 2015 By Bilal Khan Continuing from last week (Pakistan's Shift to COIN Part 1) Amongst the earliest comprehensive military development programs set up by the U.S was the refreshing and enhancement of the Pakistan Army Aviation (PAA) Corps. Although the PAA had a…

Keep an Eye Out for South Korea’s FA-50 Golden Eagle

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The F/A-50 is the fighter derivative of the T-50. The T-50 was developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) with the help of Lockheed Martin.

Turkey’s New Long-Range Air Defence System to be Indigenous?

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While Turkey did re-open talks with Raython and Eurosam, it has ultimately opted to pursue a local solution instead of an off-the-shelf alternative in the form of the Patriot or SAMP/T.

Pakistan’s Shift to COIN Part I: Tumultuous Beginnings

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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.

The Future of India’s Defence Industry

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It is no secret that India’s immense and once burgeoning public sector defence industry has its shortfalls, particularly in terms of its inefficiencies, which have consistently delayed and inflated key military programs, most notably the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)

Overview of the E-8 JSTARS and its Possible Successor

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It has been a rocky road for the U.S Air Force (USAF) and U.S Army’s current Boeing 707-based E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) ‘replacement’ program, and it will likely remain so for the foreseeable future.

Keep An Eye out for South Africa’s AHRLAC

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The costs associated with developing effective counterinsurgency synergy are being driven down thanks in great part to systems such as the AHRLAC

Russia Might Become a Key Defence Partner of Pakistan

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17 November 2015 By Bilal Khan Much has been said about the recent uptick in Russian-Pakistani defence ties, particularly in regards to the reports about the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) looking at the Sukhoi Su-35, but one thing is clear: Russia is poised to…

China Unveils FC-31; Brief Analysis of Possible Buyer(s)

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The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) recently unveiled the FC-31 Gyrfalcon at the 2015 Dubai Air Show. The twin-engine FC-31 is marketed as a 5th-generation multi-role stealth fighter based on the J-31 that has been under development and testing in China…