Pakistan Offers Glimpses of Next-Generation Fighter Program
In its commemoration event of the 1965 and 1971 Wars, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) showed a number of activities that may hint at its...
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Pakistan Commits to Forming Offset Policy for Defence Imports
In its latest ‘Two Years Performance Report,’ the Pakistani Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) said that it drafted and circulated a new defence offset policy....
“Industry-Academia Linkages” in the Pakistani Context
Pakistani industries and universities advertise deep & fruitful industry-academia linkages in their promotional materials. However, one struggles to see the fruits of these so-called linkages...
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...
A Pragmatic Vision for Project Azm
FGFAs, which are exponentially more complex, will face inevitable delays, so the PAF can decide to “cut its losses” by killing the FGFA program and,...
Turkey Makes Inroads in Aero Engine Development
Turkey’s Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI) announced that it successfully tested its TJ300 miniature turbojet engine at Turkish Aerospace Industries’ (TAI) facilities. TEI also tested the...
Drones: How Pakistan Can Learn From Turkey
Turkey is setting an example of how to use armed UAVs against opposing military forces both today, and in the future. In contrast, Pakistan has...
The Culture and Foundations for Research at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
Unfortunately, the entities under Pakistan’s Strategic Plans Division provide many examples of what not to do in R&D organizations. Therefore, a quick study of the...
Istanbul Naval Shipyard Lays Keel for First Pakistani MILGEM
Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY) announced that it laid the keel for the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) first MILGEM warship. Pakistan signed a contract for four MILGEM...
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...