Can Pakistan’s DIPRA Support Private Sector Defence Participation? Pro
Pakistan's DIPRA Ordinance puts defence production, procurement and R&D under COAS/CDF-led boards. Quwa maps what the text offers – and asks of – private firms.
Pakistan's DIPRA Ordinance puts defence production, procurement and R&D under COAS/CDF-led boards. Quwa maps what the text offers – and asks of – private firms.
Pakistan's private firms can design drones but import every motor, PCB and fibre-optic cable. POF, NRTC and PAC already hold the upstream base to supply...
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Simply put, the dynamics that have chilled the Pakistani private sector's interest in the defence industry have also been felt by non-Chinese OEMs.
Pakistan’s June 2026 DIPRA Ordinance created a defence-industrial regulator with the power to licence private R&D and open public test ranges to private companies. What...
Heavy Industries Taxila revealed the D-248 and S-369 at the 2026 Indus RAS Expo – Pakistan's longest-range loitering munitions, with up to 3,000 km reach.
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On 23 July 2026, Pakistan’s Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) revealed its own interceptor drone-based counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS), called P-905. The HIT P-905 consists of...
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The JF-17 Thunder is the Pakistan Air Force’s most numerous fighter aircraft. Over 170 units have been produced. Export interest is surging, with countries from...