- March 20th, 2026
The potential induction of China’s J-35E fifth-generation stealth fighters into the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) between early 2026 and early 2027 represents a potentially decisive inflection point in South Asia’s aerial balance. If realised on the timelines now widely reported,...
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) successfully conducted a flight test of the indigenously developed Taimoor Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) on 3 January 2026, marking a significant milestone in South Asia’s evolving conventional deterrence landscape. The test demonstrates Pakistan’s growing ability to...
Unverified claims that India reached out to China during Pakistan’s missile strikes underscored how information warfare, escalation management and great-power influence converged at the height of the May 2025 India–Pakistan crisis, shaping perceptions alongside the battlefield itself. The brief but...
The modern battlefield is no longer the exclusive preserve of high-cost platforms such as Rafale fighter jets, S-400 air defence systems, or fifth-generation stealth aircraft like the F-35. Instead, warfare is increasingly shaped by cheap, smart, and expendable systems that...
Türkiye and Pakistan successfully concluded the 12-day high-intensity joint special operations exercise, AYYILDIZ 2025, a milestone event that went beyond routine bilateral training to showcase operational synergy, strategic signalling, and deepening maritime security cooperation between two pivotal Muslim-majority powers. The...
The United States Department of Defense has confirmed that China has formally offered Pakistan up to 40 fifth-generation J-35 stealth fighter aircraft, a development that represents one of the most consequential inflection points in South Asian military aviation since India...
Pakistan has concluded one of the largest weapons export agreements in its history, signing a multibillion-dollar deal to supply combat aircraft and military equipment to Libya’s eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA), according to information published by Reuters on December 22,...
Pakistan Navy has launched its fourth Hangor-class submarine, PNS Ghazi, at the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group’s Shuangliu Base in Wuhan, marking a pivotal milestone in Islamabad’s efforts to strengthen its undersea warfare capabilities and recalibrate its maritime deterrence posture amid...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is accelerating work on the indigenous Virupaksha radar, a key sensor that lies at the heart of the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) ambitious ‘Super-30’ modernisation programme. The effort is aimed at significantly enhancing...
Unverified reports claiming that multiple Chinese Y-20 heavy-lift aircraft have secretly delivered advanced weapons systems to Pakistan have sparked a new wave of speculation, debate, and anxiety across South Asia’s defence community. The rumours—originating largely from defence watchers on social...
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