Will the Badr Agreement Close the Gaps of the Makkah Alliance?
Qatar, Türkiye, Pakistan and Indonesia signed the Badr MoU in Doha on 21 October. It targets defence production and R&D, the capacity the Makkah pact lacked.
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Pakistan Navy’s New Strategy Will Pair Mesh Networking with Long-Range Strike
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Pakistan Tests Fatah-2 Extended-Range Ballistic Missile
Pakistan tests Fatah-2 ER on 13 October 2026. Quwa examines NESCOM’s ballistic missile development, ARFC’s conventional strike plans, and hypersonic claims.
ASELSAN Sets Out 198-Satellite ASTRALINK Communications Plan
ASELSAN outlined 198 ASTRALINK satellites, a first launch within two years and a target production rate of up to four satellites per month.
Why Pakistan Has Trouble Financing Its Defence Requirements (& First Steps to Solving Them)
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Makkah Pact Moves Towards Military Deployment
Pakistan and Türkiye outline military support for Saudi Arabia as the Yemen conflict tests the Makkah Pact’s deployments, capabilities and strategic purpose.
Pakistan Test Fires New Fatah-4 ER Land-Attack Cruise Missile
Pakistan test-fired the Fatah-4 ER cruise missile on 6 October 2026. ISPR withheld its range, but footage shows a larger airframe with external folding wings.
Pakistan Navy PNS/M Hangor Submarine Tests CM-708UNB Anti-Ship Missile
PNS/M Hangor, the Pakistan Navy's lead Hangor-class (Type 039B) submarine, test-fired a CM-708UNB anti-ship cruise missile in the North Arabian Sea.
Photo Emerges of Pakistan’s 5th Changhe Z-10ME Attack Helicopter
On 25 September, a photo emerged on Chinese social media of an apparent fifth Pakistan Army Aviation Corps (PAA) Z-10ME-02 attack helicopter undergoing test flights.
What Azerbaijan’s JF-17 Deal Reveals About Pakistan’s Air Power Export Strategy
Azerbaijan’s JF-17 order is less about the fighter and more about the PAF. Pakistan is selling a full path to modern air combat: training, integration, infrastructure and doctrine.
From F-16s to Empty Hands: How Pakistan Dropped Its Foreign Policy Bargaining Power
The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement’s real gap is not the absence of joint combat operations. It is that no one – not even Islamabad or Rawalpindi – defined what tangible…
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