A New Power Play? What the Saudi-Pakistan Defence Pact Really Means for the Region Plus Pro
The new Saudi-Pakistan defence pact is more than meets the eye. It signals a major strategic shift in South Asia's power balance. What does it...
Pakistan Defence Industry
Can Pakistan Now Watch India’s Every Move? Inside the $406M Satellite Deal With China Plus Pro
A $406M deal with China could give Pakistan a satellite network with hourly imaging capability, a leap in surveillance that could tip the regional balance.
With PRSC-S1 Satellite Launch Pakistan Quietly Builds its Presence in Space Plus Pro
On 31 July 2025, China launched a remote sensing satellite for Pakistan using a Kuaizhou-1A satellite launch vehicle (SLV) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
JF-17 to Azerbaijan: Pakistan’s Biggest Defence Export Deal Plus Pro
On 06 June 2025, the Government of Pakistan announced that it finalized a landmark sale of 40 JF-17 Thunder multirole fighters to Azerbaijan in a...
India-Pakistan Tensions Heighten Amid Pahalgam Attacks Plus
In recent months, there has been a noticeable uptick in high-level engagement between the United States and Pakistan, pivoting significantly around Pakistan's largely untapped mineral...
Pakistan’s Mineral Gambit: Leveraging Resources to Reshape U.S. Ties? Plus
In recent months, there has been a noticeable uptick in high-level engagement between the United States and Pakistan, pivoting significantly around Pakistan's largely untapped mineral...
Pakistan’s Counterinsurgency (COIN) Gets Economic Imperative Plus
Pakistan’s security and political leadership appear to have reoriented their counterinsurgency (COIN) approach in Baluchistan around a central economic imperative.
Pakistan’s GIDS Eyes Munitions & Drones Sales in Latin America Plus
Pakistan's Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS) was present at the 2025 Latin America Aerospace & Defence (LAAD) exhibition, which ran from April 01 to...
Is a Loyal Wingman UCAV on Pakistan’s Procurement Roadmap? Plus
Several factors will drive the PAF to expand its UAS fleet into jet-powered UCAVs of various size and capability classes.
GIDS Fatah Guided Surface-to-Surface Missiles
The Fatah missile family is Pakistan's primary conventional guided surface-to-surface missile programme, developed by NESCOM and marketed by GIDS. Encompassing the Fatah-1 GMLRS (140 km),...