Pakistan Army’s Shift to Integrated Precision-Strike Plus Pro
Pakistan's IBFMS could unify PAKFIRE, PAK-IBMS, and ISTAR feeds into one network — accelerating the Army's shift to precision-fire and precision-strike doctrine.
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Pakistan Navy Test Fires Taimoor ALCM Plus Pro
On 21 April, the Pakistan Navy announced a test-fire of the Taimoor ALCM—signalling intent to develop long-range strike capability independent of fighter platforms. This analysis...
Pakistan Navy Fires ASBM from a Corvette Plus Pro
The Pakistan Navy tested what appears to be an extended-range variant of the SMASH (P282) anti-ship ballistic missile from a Babur-class (MILGEM) corvette – the...
Is Pakistan Trading India Deterrence for the Gulf? Plus Pro
Pakistan moves to patrol the Strait of Hormuz. Is Islamabad finally charging a "security premium" for the Gulf, or is it trading away its deterrence...
Pakistan Brokers Iran Ceasefire — and Looks West Plus Pro
Pakistan brokered a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran on 8 April 2026, with US-Iran talks set to begin in Islamabad on 10...
Why the GCC Called Kyiv Before Islamabad Plus Pro
Iranian Shahed-type loitering munitions began striking Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) targets in March 2026. The first call for counter-drone help went to Kyiv, not Islamabad....
Could Pakistan Emulate Iran’s Ballistic Missile Strategy? Plus Pro
Iran’s ongoing war with the United States and Israel has put its ballistic missile (BM)-centric defence posture in the spotlight, testing its depth and its...
After FCAS: Could an Indo-French Fighter Program Emerge? Plus Pro
In April 2018, days after India formally withdrew from the Su-57 Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) program with Russia, Quwa published an analysis that identified...
Russian Parts Found in Shahed Drone That Hit RAF Akrotiri Plus Pro
A Russian Kometa-B navigation module — first found in drones over Ukraine in December 2025 — has been recovered from the Iranian Shahed that struck...
US Navy Scrapped Gulf Minesweepers Before Iran Mined Hormuz Plus Pro
The US Navy retired its last four dedicated minesweepers from the Persian Gulf in September 2025. Five months later, Iran began mining the Strait of...