The Risks and Potential of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement for Its Members
On 07 Augst 2026, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, which also includes an Article 5-style mutual defence provision. The...
Defence Uncut
Why Replacing Pakistan’s F-16s Is Harder Than the J-35 Hype Suggests
Pakistan's F-16s retire by 2040 and the J-35 is the frontrunner — but not a lock. Defence Uncut breaks down the Typhoon, F-16 Block 72,...
Pakistan Tested a ‘Fatah-5.’ Here’s What It Probably Is
Defence Uncut opens on Pakistan’s conventional ballistic missile push and the logic of a shared launcher, then turns to defending PAF air bases, cheaper warships,...
Pakistan’s First Home-Built Drone Engines Point to a Cheaper, Bigger Strike Arsenal
The Alsons Group, a Karachi industrial conglomerate better known for auto parts and electronics, used Eurosatory 2026 in Paris to unveil what it called Pakistan’s...
Pakistan’s $10.76 Billion Defence Budget, PNS Hangor, and the FCAS Collapse
Pakistan's record $10.76B defence budget for 2026-27 is up nearly 18% — but is it the J-35 evidence everyone wants? Defence Uncut decodes where the...
Pakistan’s Real Problem Isn’t Money — It’s That It Stopped Bargaining
Every big question on the latest Defence Uncut — should Pakistan buy a stealth fighter? why can’t it afford more J-10s? — eventually collapses into...
How Pakistan’s Military Rearmed in 12 Months After May 2025
One year after the May 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, Pakistan has unveiled the Fatah-3 supersonic missile, Army Rocket Force Command, Shahed-style drone factories, and expanded its...
Pakistan’s Multi-Domain Build-Up: Hangor, Fatah-II, and Satellites
In the latest episode of Defence Uncut, Bilal Khan and Arslan Khan break down two weeks of major developments across the Pakistan Armed Forces –...
Islamabad Talks, Gulf Security, and the Iran-US War’s Next Phase
The Islamabad talks between the United States and Iran ended without a deal on Sunday, April 12, after 21 hours of negotiations at the Serena...
How Iranian Shahed Drones Are Rewriting the Rules of Defence
In the season premiere of Defence Uncut (S02E01), Bilal Khan and Arslan Khan examine the operational lessons emerging from the US-Iran war – from the...