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Countering the BrahMos Threat (Quwa Premium Sample)

Introduction Jointly developed, marketed and produced by Russia and India, the BrahMos is a supersonic anti-ship cruising missile (ASCM). Weighing 2,500 kg and with an engagement range of 450 km, the Brahmos is one of India’s mainstay stand-off range weapons. India can…

Pakistan’s Defence Industry: High Risk and High Reward Partnerships

by Bilal Khan 177Views 0Likes

Prologue: This is a continuation of the Quwa Premium articles discussing the Pakistani defence industry, specifically its inability to produce a domestic marketplace to which the Pakistani armed forces and foreign customers can consult, its nascent private sector activity and the steps Pakistan…

Analysis: The Case for Pakistan Procuring the FC-31 Gyrfalcon

by Bilal Khan 219Views 0Likes

Officially, the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) fifth-generation fighter (FGF) program is being executed under ‘Project Azm’ (resolve). Under the PAF’s long-term plan, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra has been entrusted to manufacture a FGF as well as active electronically-scanned array radars.

Pakistan’s Defence Industry: Constructing a Domestic Marketplace & Examining Offsets

by Bilal Khan 182Views 0Likes

Constructing a Domestic Marketplace of Products One of the drawbacks of nascent private sector activity in the defence industry, especially in new product development, is that Pakistan lacks a domestic marketplace to consult for its requirements. Thus, each of the service arms…

Editor’s Note: Introducing Quwa Premium

by Bilal Khan 1363Views 0Likes

In 2015 I founded Quwa with the aim of discussing Pakistani defence issues. In the lead-up to releasing my first post, I had found that there was a dearth in accessible information on Pakistani defence programs. Yes, the information was there, but it…

DEPO’s Call for Coherent Export Policy & Pakistan’s Defence Product Development (FREE SAMPLE)

by Bilal Khan 1149Views 0Likes

The Defence Export Promotion Organization (DEPO) called upon the Government of Pakistan to establish a coherent policy framework for exporting defence products. The statement was conveyed by the Director of Coordination Brig. Gen. Waheed Mumtaz in the context of discussing Pakistan’s defence…

Pakistan’s Product Development Efforts and the Role of the Private Sector

by Bilal Khan 185Views 0Likes

Sticking to time-tested designs that are proven to work is not inherently a problem. However, with Pakistan’s focus to boosting exports, then product catalogues will face scrutiny.