Could Pakistan Emulate Iran’s Ballistic Missile Strategy? Plus Pro
Iran’s ongoing war with the United States and Israel has put its ballistic missile (BM)-centric defence posture in the spotlight, testing its depth and its...
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Russian Parts Found in Shahed Drone That Hit RAF Akrotiri Plus Pro
A Russian Kometa-B navigation module — first found in drones over Ukraine in December 2025 — has been recovered from the Iranian Shahed that struck...
Gulf States Race to Buy Ukraine’s Drone Killers Pro
Ukraine has deployed 201 counter-drone specialists to five Gulf countries and is offering interceptor drones costing as little as $1,000 — a fraction of the...
US Navy Scrapped Gulf Minesweepers Before Iran Mined Hormuz Plus Pro
The US Navy retired its last four dedicated minesweepers from the Persian Gulf in September 2025. Five months later, Iran began mining the Strait of...
Pakistan’s Saudi Defence Pact Faces Its First Wartime Test Plus Pro
Pakistan's Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia — signed in September 2025 on the principle that aggression against one is aggression against both —...
Operation Epic Fury: US Strikes Kharg Island as Iran Retaliates
The United States struck over 90 Iranian military sites on Kharg Island on 13 March 2026 as part of Operation Epic Fury, destroying naval mine...
Pentagon and Gulf Turn to Ukraine’s Drone Interceptors
The Pentagon and Gulf states are in talks to buy Ukrainian interceptor drones to counter Iranian Shaheds after burning through 800+ Patriot missiles in days....
How Pakistan Is Shielding Its Trade From the US-Iran War
The Pakistan Navy (PN) launched Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr on 9 March 2026 to escort Pakistani merchant vessels and protect the country’s sea lines of communication (SLOCs)...
Analysis: How the U.S.-Iran War Will Impact China Plus Pro
–– The U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran – which began on 28 February 2026 – have effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, causing energy insecurity...
The Iran War Tests ‘Look West’ – and May Prove It Right Plus Pro
–– The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has put the Gulf states under direct military attack for the first time in a generation. For Pakistan, the...