Pakistan is Still Seeking a Mobile SHORAD
Having fulfilled its long-range air defence requirements with the HQ-9/P, the Pakistan Army (PA) still requires a new mobile short-range air defence system.
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Pakistan Army Inducts HQ-9/P Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile System
On 14 October 2021, the Pakistan Army announced that it inducted the HQ-9/P long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system.
Pakistan’s HIT Develops In-House 155 mm Artillery Gun
Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) revealed that it developed its own 155 mm howitzer gun. The Pakistan Army is currently testing the new artillery gun.
Pakistan May Use VT-4 Technology on al-Khalid 2 Tank
In an interview, Heavy Industries Taxila’s (HIT) Chairman, Maj. Gen Syed Aamer Raza, suggested that the al-Khalid 2 main battle tank could use technology from...
Pakistan Receives Additional VT4 and Al-Khalid-I Parts
In May 2021, Pakistan took delivery of additional VT4 main battle tanks (MBT) and subassemblies for the al-Khalid Improved (al-Khalid I).
Pakistan’s Surface-to-Surface Missiles: Strategic Intent with Conventional Potential
Though initially developed to deliver nuclear warheads, the Ghaznavi and Babur-series of surface-to-surface missiles (SSM) could become key conventional strike assets.
Pakistan Tests Indigenous Fatah-1 Guided MLRS
On 07 January 2021, Pakistan’s ISPR announced that the Pakistan Army test-fired an indigenous MLRS – Fatah-1 – with a range of 140 km.
Pakistan Officially Reveals VT4 Tank Induction
On 22 September 2020, the Pakistan Army showed-off a newly acquired VT4 main battle tank (MBT) at its Field Firing Ranges near Jhelum. It confirmed...
Pakistan Inducts Batch of al-Khalid-I Tanks
On 28 July 2020, the Pakistan Army’s Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced that Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) delivered a batch of al-Khalid-I main battle...
VT4 Tank vs T-90: How Does Pakistan’s New Tank Fare in South Asia?
Pakistan’s reported VT-4 purchase is a stopgap measure in response to India’s T-90MS acquisition, but its effectiveness is debateable and Pakistan’s wider MBT modernisation options...