The Pakistan Army Aviation Corps (PAA) has officially inducted the Z-10ME-02 attack helicopter, finally turning a page on the PAA’s decade-plus long effort to start replacing its legacy Bell AH-1F/S Cobras.
The 2025 International Defence Exhibition and Fair (IDEF) in Istanbul saw the public debut for two distinct Turkish long-range, ramjet-powered air-to-air missile (LRAAM) programs: Roketsan’s Gökbora and TÜBİTAK SAGE’s Gökhan.
On 24 July, Karachi Shipyards & Engineering Works (KSEW) launched the PNS Sahiwal, the first of a series of new gun boats for the Pakistan Navy (PN).
The short-to-medium-range air defence layer is now an urgent, acknowledged gap for both the Army and the Air Force.
The high-profile debut of the JF-17C Block-3 at the 2025 Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) served as a key signal of Pakistan’s continued commitment to its flagship fighter program.
The PAF has cultivated a sophisticated “system of systems” approach to warfare, where the value of an individual asset is measured by its contribution to the integrated whole.
The future of air power is no longer solely about the kinematic performance of an aircraft – its speed, altitude, or maneuverability. Instead, the decisive factor in 21st-century conflict is information: the ability to see first, understand first, and act first.
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In the race to develop a next-generation Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV), the focus is often on the stealthy airframe. But the platform’s true effectiveness – and its greatest vulnerability – lies in a component that is frequently overlooked: its tactical data-link.
India will award the AMCA contract in 3-6 months while also considering an interim next-gen fighter.
In our latest episode of Defence Uncut, a few interesting news items crossed our desk, from potential maintenance deals with South Africa to the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) next-generation fighter aircraft (NGFA) plans.
Perhaps most notably, the visit of the Pakistan Air…