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Is Pakistan Interested in the T-50 Trainer?

26 October 2015 By Bilal Khan Rana Tanveer Hussain, Pakistan’s Minister of Defence Production reportedly told The Korean Herald that the Pakistan Air Force was evaluating the T-50 trainer manufactured by Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI). Commonly understood as a ‘Lead in Fighter Trainer’ (LIFT) platform,…

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The Rationale Behind Pakistan’s Tactical Nuclear Program

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25 October 2015 By Bilal Khan The recent news about the U.S looking to offer a nuclear technology and fuel deal to Pakistan in exchange for Islamabad curbing its tactical nuclear weapons program was not unexpected. It is no secret that the U.S has…

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Is Pakistan Getting More F-16C/D Block-52+?

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22 October 2015 By Bilal Khan In the backdrop of a possible civilian nuclear energy deal between the U.S and Pakistan (which I intend to write about in the coming days), the U.S government just cleared the sale…

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JF-17 Block-2 and Block-3 Details Confirmed

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The information below will not be new to most Pakistani defence enthusiasts, especially those following the development of the JF-17 Thunder, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF)’s new mainstay multi-role fighter. That said, all of what you are about to read on this…

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Pakistan Finalizes S20 Submarine Order from China?

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10 October 2015 By Bilal Khan On October 7th Rana Tanveer Hussain, the Minister of Defence Production, announced that the major purchase of eight new submarines from China had been finalized, and that four of the new ships would be built by…

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Is it finally the Pakistan Navy’s turn?

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03 October 2015 By Bilal Khan Compared to its sibling service arms, i.e. the Pakistan Army (PA) and Pakistan Air Force (PAF), the Pakistan Navy (PN) is, to put it politely, under-appraised. It is not that the Navy is not appreciated, but few seem…

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Why is Pakistan looking at the Su-35?

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By Bilal Khan 19 September 2015 It has been an interesting month for Russian-Pakistani relations. On the heels of a successfully concluded sale of an initial batch of four Mi-35 attack helicopters to Pakistan, reports about possible aircraft sales to Pakistan, most notably the…

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Su-35 to Pakistan? Maybe. Maybe Not…

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By Bilal Khan On September 9th 2015 the news agency Sputnik International reported (link) that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was in talks with Russia for the purchase of the Sukhoi Su-35. Dawn News picked up the story the following day (link). The…

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Background on the Burraq Armed UAV

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By Bilal Khan The Pakistani military recently announced that they had officially begun using the Burraq armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) as part of its ongoing counterinsurgency operations in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Produced by the National Engineering and Scientific Commission…

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Pakistani Burraq UAV Kills 3 ‘High Profile’ Targets

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By Bilal Khan On 07 September Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) (the Pakistan Military’s PR wing) confirmed that the armed forces had deployed the Burraq, a locally-produced Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (AUAV) as part of the Pakistan Military’s ongoing operations in Shawal Valley. According…

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