Turkey’s STM Showcases New MILGEM Ada Corvette Variant
Responding to the Brazilian Navy’s bid for a new corvette, Turkey’s Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik A.Ş. (STM) partnered with a number of local defence suppliers to...
Pakistan
Pakistan’s Anti-Access/Area-Denial Options (Part 2): Submarines
The Pakistan Navy is well on its way in terms of constructing a sizable conventional submarine fleet. Its three existing Agosta 90Bs are undergoing a...
Pakistan’s Anti-Access/Area-Denial Options (Part 1): Fast Attack Crafts
Building upon an earlier analysis of Pakistan’s limited ability to build sea-control capabilities, even with an expanded surface fleet, Quwa offers an analysis of an...
Analysis: The Pakistan Navy’s Surface Fleet Plans
In June 2018, the Pakistan Navy announced that it ordered a total of four Type 054A multi-mission frigates through China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Ltd. (CSTC)....
China is Pakistan’s Key Qualitative Driver
Today, the Armed Forces of Pakistan have at least three marquee and indispensable big-ticket weapon systems in the pipeline from China: in 2015, it inked...
Analysis: Pakistan’s Type 054A Frigate Acquisition
On 01 June 2018, the Pakistan Navy (PN) and Pakistan Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) announced that they concluded a deal with China Shipbuilding Trading...
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...
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...