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Bilal Khan Founder of Quwa, Bilal has been researching Pakistani defence industry and security issues for over 15 years. His work has been cited by Pakistan's National Defence University (NDU), the Council of Foreign Relations, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Centre of Airpower…

ICUBE-Q: A Step Forward for Pakistan’s Space Program?

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IST and SUPARCO developed the ICUBE-Q in 14 months. The miniature satellite has a total weight of 7 kg and lifespan of 3 months.

Pakistan to Convert a Bombardier Jet into an Electronic Warfare Aircraft

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The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) revealed that it will convert its lone Bombardier Global 6000 business jet into a stand-off jammer with Turkiye’s help.

Report: Pakistan’s Air Warfare Plans for the Decade

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Pakistan’s air warfare plans for the rest of the 2020s aim to achieve area-denial and the ability to sustain large-scale air operations.

Pakistan’s Push to Replace Legacy Air Platforms

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In a public relations video released in January 2024, the PAF said that Air Headquarters (AHQ) made the “strategic decision to phase out legacy systems.”

Pakistan Air Force Air Defence Development

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While it continued investing heavily in fighters since 2019, the PAF also revealed that it built a new and robust ground-based air defence system (GBADS)

Pakistan Reveals ‘JF-17 PFX’ Program

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The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) revealed a new program related to its JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighter, the JF-17 PFX (Pakistan Fighter Experimental).

Pakistan Calls for Joint AAM Development with Turkiye

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The senior leaderships of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Turkish Armed Forces tabled a discussion about jointly pursuing air-to-air missile (AAM) technology.

Artist's impression of the Gremlin airborne decoy system. Photo source: DARPA

Could Decoy Drones be on Pakistan’s Roadmap?

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Pakistan’s first indigenously designed medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Shahpar-II, is off to a promising start. It is being inducted by the Pakistan Army (PA) and the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), while Global Defence and Industrial Solutions (GIDS) is…

Pakistan Quietly Inducts a New Erieye AEW&C System

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The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) revealed that it received a new Saab 2000-based Erieye AEW&C system. It was given the serial “23-053.”