How India’s S-400 Purchase can impact Pakistan
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD)’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) is in the process of approving a multi-billion dollar purchase of five S-400 long-range surface-to-air...
Pakistan
Will Pakistan get the F-35 Lightning II? (Probably Not)
In addition to officially confirming the PAF’s plans to acquire a 5th generation platform, Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Sohail Aman apparently told The News that...
Pakistan’s Shift to COIN Part 2: The Centrality of Army Aviation
04 December 2015 By Bilal Khan Continuing from last week (Pakistan’s Shift to COIN Part 1) Amongst the earliest comprehensive military development programs set up...
Pakistan’s Shift to COIN Part I: Tumultuous Beginnings
The Pakistani armed forces were not trained to think or fight in terms of counterinsurgency (COIN), and as a result, many of the armed forces’...
The Future of India’s Defence Industry
It is no secret that India’s immense and once burgeoning public sector defence industry has its shortfalls, particularly in terms of its inefficiencies, which have...
Russia Might Become a Key Defence Partner of Pakistan
17 November 2015 By Bilal Khan Much has been said about the recent uptick in Russian-Pakistani defence ties, particularly in regards to the reports about...
China Unveils FC-31; Brief Analysis of Possible Buyer(s)
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) recently unveiled the FC-31 Gyrfalcon at the 2015 Dubai Air Show. The twin-engine FC-31 is marketed as a...
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...
The Rationale Behind Pakistan’s Tactical Nuclear Program
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...
Is Pakistan Getting More F-16C/D Block-52+?
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...