Pakistan Signs Contract for Type 054A Frigates from China
Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) has signed a contract with China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Ltd. (CSTC) for two Type 054A multi-mission frigates. According to...
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Pakistan will set-up a Satellite Development and Production Facility
The Government of Pakistan has announced plans to establish a domestic satellite development and production facility – the Pakistan Space Centre – to materialize forthcoming...
Pakistan May Sign T129 ATAK Attack Helicopter Contract Soon
Speaking to TRT Haber, the head of Turkey’s Undersecretariat of Defence Industries (SSM) Dr. Ismail Demir stated that Pakistan could sign a contract for Turkish...
Pakistan’s Rationale for Nuclear Weapons
Pakistan sought nuclear weapons as its guarantor of sovereignty and territorial integrity. However, though it could not trust foreign relations gains (e.g. ties with the...
Pakistan’s Mirages: Specialists Enduring out of Necessity
In April 2018, the AFP News Agency published an article detailing its visit to the Mirage Rebuild Factory (MRF) at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC).[1] The...
Primer: Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Program Plus
On 28 May 1998, Pakistan conducted five simultaneous underground nuclear tests in the Ras Koh Hills in Chagai District, Baluchistan. Though there had been rumblings...
Pakistan Defence Review: News/Procurement Updates
This is a review of ancillary Pakistani defence news topics with short-hand analysis to provide clarity and context. Pakistan announced that it will increase its...
Pakistan Defence Review: News/Procurement Updates Plus
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Overview: Babur 1B, Zarb and Harba Cruise Missiles
Overview of Pakistan’s anti-ship cruising missiles (ASCM) – i.e. the Zarb, Harba and the Babur 1B. Collectively, it appears that these missiles will contribute to...