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...
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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...
JF-17 Block-2 and Block-3 Details Confirmed
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...
Pakistan Finalizes S20 Submarine Order from China?
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...