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Why the JF-17 Block-III Needs a Dedicated IRST System

The JF-17 Block-III is likely to incorporate a dedicated hardpoint for special mission pods, and while the addition of targeting and electronic warfare pods is confirmed, Pakistan should consider fitting the JF-17 with an infrared search and track (IRST) system as well.

Can Pakistan Capitalize on Ukraine’s Defence Industry?

by Bilal Khan 1277Views 0Likes

Ukraine is implementing an extensive re-armament program for its armed forces along, in tandem, with growing the output and activity of its defence industry. The policy was cemented in August 2017, when Ukraine’s President, Petro Poroshenko, announced that Kiev was “launching a…

JF-17 Block-III: Pakistan’s New Fighter

by Bilal Khan 1367Views 0Likes

In December 2019, the prototype of the JF-17 Block-III made its maiden test flight at CAIG’s facility in Chengdu. The Block-III retains the airframe of the preceding Block-I and Block-II, however, though the design will incorporate a range of new subsystems and…

The Question of Collaborating with Turkey on Defence

by Bilal Khan 1321Views 0Likes

In recent years, Turkey has risen to becoming Pakistan’s second leading arms supplier, following China. Could this relationship extend beyond procurement and stem into joint development and production?

A Joint Land and Air Approach to SEAD/DEAD

by Bilal Khan 1318Views 0Likes

In environments with increasingly saturated and layered air defence systems, it is likely that the future of Pakistan’s SEAD/DEAD capability rests on joint air and land operations.

The Push to Boost Pakistan’s Space Program

by Bilal Khan 1375Views 0Likes

In his speech during the AirTech ’17 conference in December 2017 at Air University Islamabad, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Sohail Aman, stated that Pakistan would send two astronauts into space…

The Post Swift Retort Environment

by Bilal Khan 1360Views 0Likes

Though brief, the air skirmish of February 2019 between Pakistan and India could lead to major changes in South Asia’s air warfare environment – especially along the Line-of-Control (LoC) – in the 2020s.

Why the JF-17 Block 3 Matters to the Pakistan Air Force

by Bilal Khan 1351Views 0Likes

The JF-17 Block-III is the first major iterative upgrade to the JF-17: it will introduce an active-electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, an integrated electronic warfare (EW) and electronic countermeasures (ECM) suite, updated avionics suite, three-axis/all-digital fly-by-wire (FBW) flight-control system, a single-panel multi-function…

South Africa’s Atlas Carver | Lessons for Pakistan?

by Bilal Khan 1375Views 0Likes

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 was an ambitious play at replacing the South African Air Force’s legacy Mirage III/F-1s with a state-of-the-art…

A Look at Pakistan’s Sonmiani Weapon Test Range

by Bilal Khan 1428Views 0Likes

On 02 February 2018, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) announced that it established an instrumented Weapon Test Range (WTR) at the Sonmiani Firing Range.