Defence Uncut | Why Pakistan’s Project AZM Fighter Failed (and What’s Next)
The ambition isn’t new. For years, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has pursued the goal of a homegrown next-generation fighter, a vision that crystallized under...
Project Azm
Why PAC Needs In-House Development of Flight Control Systems
Major fighter-jet producers have extensive flight dynamics and control groups and invest heavily in flight dynamics and control technologies and human resource. The lack of...
South Africa’s Atlas Carver | Lessons for Pakistan?
In the 1980s South Africa tasked its prime defence contractor Atlas to design, develop and manufacture an indigenous fourth-generation multi-role fighter. Designated “Carver,” the program...
Pakistan Makes Progress on Next-Gen Fighter Program
According to the Ministry of Defence Production’s (MoDP) yearbook for 2017-2018, Pakistan’s Aviation Research, Innovation and Development (AvRID) Secretariat completed the first of four “conceptual...
Pakistan Air Force CAS Outlines Next Procurement Steps Plus
On 17 May 2019, Damen Shipyards launched the first of two 2,300-ton offshore patrol vessels (OPV) or corvettes for the Pakistan Navy (PN). Damen is...
IDEAS 2018: Project Azm Updates
At IDEAS 2018, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) leadership had outlined its intentions for an indigenous, next-generation fighter. Little is known about the fighter program...
