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.
While the indigenous development of a large inventory of loitering munitions (LMs) is a necessary and logical step, the type of munition chosen is of critical strategic importance.
In Pakistan’s proposed fiscal budget for 2025-2026, the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) saw a 91.7% decrease in its year-over-year (YoY) allocation compared to the previous year, with the Public Sector Development Programme (PDSP) provisioning $19.5 million USD (compared to…
In his official visit to Washington, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Field Marshal Asim Munir, was invited to a private luncheon directly with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House.
The current air defence work was mostly informed by the assumptions decision-makers held following the 2019 skirmish. However, the dynamics of the 2025 conflict will change these assumptions across two key areas: (1) high-volume, low-flying slow threats and a (2) potential risk…
On 11 June 2025, the Government of Pakistan revealed its upcoming budget for the fiscal year of 2025 to 2026, under which it proposed a near 20% increase to the country’s defence budget.
Given its experience both employing and dealing with loitering munitions (LM) in its May 2025 conflict with India, Pakistan’s LM requirements will likely see a sharp near-term increase.
In the recent conflict, India employed a policy move and technical solution that Pakistan was not prepared for, at either front.
In the course of the short conflict between Pakistan and India from 07 to 10 May 2025, the world witnessed a long list of important warfare shifts in both the air and on land.
Editor’s Note: As with any live conflict, the details are being presented as claims from each side as they are being reported by both sides.
Reports/Updates
09 May 2025 | 5:50 PM EST
In the morning of 10 May 2025,…