Pakistan’s Saudi Defence Pact: The Ambiguity Returns
When Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif signed the Saudi-Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA) in September 2025, the moment was framed as a watershed in Pakistan-Gulf...
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What the Fatah-II Training Launch Actually Means Plus Pro
On 28 April 2026, the Army Rocket Force Command (ARFC) conducted a training launch of the Fatah-II (Fatah 2), a 400 km-range supersonic guided missile...
PRSC-EO3 Completes Pakistan’s Imaging Satellite Constellation Plus Pro
SUPARCO's PRSC-EO3 – Pakistan's third electro-optical remote sensing satellite – has entered orbit, completing the PRSC-EOS constellation. The PRSC-EO3 carries onboard AI processing and a...
Pakistan Army’s Shift to Integrated Precision-Strike Plus Pro
Pakistan's IBFMS could unify PAKFIRE, PAK-IBMS, and ISTAR feeds into one network — accelerating the Army's shift to precision-fire and precision-strike doctrine.
Retrospective: Pakistan Navy Surface Combatants (2007–2026) Pro
Introduction Since 2007, the Pakistan Navy (PN) surface combatant fleet has seen significant expansion in numbers and advancements in capabilities. It has grown from eight...
Why Iran’s Real Power Won’t Come to Pakistan’s Table
Pakistan's mediation is hitting a wall: The "Old Guard" is at the table, but Iran's new, shadowy IRGC commanders aren't. Here is why the US...
Pakistan Navy Test Fires Taimoor ALCM Plus Pro
On 21 April, the Pakistan Navy announced a test-fire of the Taimoor ALCM—signalling intent to develop long-range strike capability independent of fighter platforms. This analysis...
Pakistan Navy Fires ASBM from a Corvette Plus Pro
The Pakistan Navy tested what appears to be an extended-range variant of the SMASH (P282) anti-ship ballistic missile from a Babur-class (MILGEM) corvette – the...
Demand Tracker: Pakistan Army’s Precision-Fire Network Gap Pro
Between 2016 and 2026, the Pakistan Army (PA) has built a sizable capacity for precision firing across its armour and artillery, and, more recently, its...
Pakistan’s Jet-Powered Attack Drones: Cheap Cruise Missiles? Pro
Pakistan’s defence industry recently took the wraps off two new jet-powered one-way attack drones – the Woot-Tech HiMark-25 and the “Baaz Delta” by Global Industrial...