Uzbekistan Is About to Become the J-10CE’s Second Export Buyer
Photos of an unmarked J-10CE at Chengdu point to a reported 24-jet Uzbek Air Force order, which would make Uzbekistan China’s second J-10CE export customer after the Pakistan Air Force.
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Can Pakistan’s DIPRA Support Private Sector Defence Participation?
Pakistan's DIPRA Ordinance puts defence production, procurement and R&D under COAS/CDF-led boards. Quwa maps what the text offers – and asks of – private firms.
Building Synergies Between Pakistan’s Private and State-Owned Defence Companies
Pakistan's private firms can design drones but import every motor, PCB and fibre-optic cable. POF, NRTC and PAC already hold the upstream base to supply them.
Pakistan Navy Sea Sultan LRMPA Program Update (August 2026)
The Pakistan Navy's Sea Sultan LRMPA is slipping. Quwa examines how cutting Embraer out of the Lineage 1000E conversion created spares, MRO and cost risk.
Why Foreign Arms Makers Are Secretly Walking Away from Pakistan’s Defence Deals
Simply put, the dynamics that have chilled the Pakistani private sector's interest in the defence industry have also been felt by non-Chinese OEMs.
Beyond Stealth: What India and Pakistan Actually Want from Their Next-Gen Fighter Platforms
India weighs France's FCAS and the UK-led GCAP alongside its 114-Rafale bid, while Pakistan's PAF balances China's J-35AE package against Türkiye's KAAN.
Pakistan Navy A2/AD Plans to Emphasize Sensors, Uncrewed Systems and High-Speed Missiles
Ukraine and Iran proved that OWAs, USVs and ballistic SSMs work at scale. Quwa unpacks how the Pakistan Navy will turn Pakistan's fastest-growing product lines into an A2/AD net.
Embraer C-390 Orders Will Retire More C-130H Hercules – Could the Pakistan Air Force Buy Them?
Six of the 13 countries that have ordered or selected the Embraer C-390 still operate the older C-130H, and Belgium's disposal route shows how some of those Hercules airframes may…
Pakistan Bet Its Drone Industry on NESCOM. It’s Starting to Pay Off.
NESCOM now designs the airframe, the mission architecture, the sensors and the munitions. Quwa unpacks what that makes it — and why Pakistan's UCAV bid rests on it.
KAAN P1 Runs Its First Taxi Test as Türkiye Races to Replace Its US Engine
Can TEI's TF-35000 free the KAAN — and Türkiye's export pipeline — from US engine controls?
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