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Pakistan’s #GIDS is marketing it’s new air launched cruise missile, known as Taimoor, for export at #IDEX. Interesting development from the state owned co.
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Pakistan and Kuwait ‘mulling defence pact’

According to Reuters, the talks remain at an early stage and could still be complicated by heightened tensions between the United States and Iran.

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Pakistan and Kuwait defence pact?

 

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Why Pakistan’s Military Procurement Policy Is Silently Crushing Private Sector Defence Innovation - Quwa

The private sector has not necessarily been absent because it lacks engineers, entrepreneurs, or manufacturing potential, but due to a lack of incentives.

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State unwilling to support private sector defence companies

 

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Pakistan and Kuwait ‘mulling defence pact’

According to Reuters, the talks remain at an early stage and could still be complicated by heightened tensions between the United States and Iran.

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Kuwait ratifies defense cooperation agreement with Pakistan

KUWAIT CITY, July 26: Decree-Law No. 73/2026 approving the agreement between the governments of the State of Kuwait and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on coop...

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Pakistan Takes the Plunge in Military Drones and Autonomy Stacks

Indus RAS Expo 2026 showed Pakistan building interceptor drones, long-range loitering munitions, and kamikaze USVs - plus the sensor fusion and C2 layers to run them.

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Pakistan’s Drone push

 

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Pakistan Bet Its Drone Industry on NESCOM. It's Starting to Pay Off.

NESCOM designs the airframe, the mission architecture, the sensors and the munitions. What that makes it — and why Pakistan's UCAV bid rests on it.

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NESCOM leads the push for Pakistan Drones manufacturing

 

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Heavy Industries Taxila Reveals D-248 and S-369 Loitering Munitions

HIT unveiled the D-248 and S-369 at the 2026 Indus RAS Expo - Pakistan's largest and longest-ranged loitering munitions, reaching up to 3,000 km.

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Loitering munitions revealed

 

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Somalia interested in the JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft

 

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Potential 2B$ deal with Sudan for combat aircraft and tanks

 

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Somalia interested in the JF-17 Thunder combat

Pakistan–Somalia Defence Pact Reshapes Horn of Africa Security Near Strategic Bab el-Mandeb - Defence Security Asia

Pakistan and Somalia deepen defence cooperation on counter-terrorism, military training and maritime security near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb shipping corridor.

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Pakistan’s Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) unveiled two major long-range loitering munitions, the **D-248** and **S-369**, at the 2026 Indus Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Expo, marking the country's largest and furthest-reaching kamikaze drones to date.

**D-248**

• Design: Tailless delta-wing
• Range: 2,200 – 3,000 km
• Payload: 30 – 50 kg (MTOW: 240 kg)
• Wingspan: 3.3 m
• Speed: 185 km/h cruise | 225 km/h max
• Endurance & Ceiling: 12 – 14 hours | up to 4,500 m altitude

**S-369**

• Design: Arrow-delta wing
• Range: 1,500 – 2,000 km
• Payload: 30 – 50 kg (MTOW: 215 – 225 kg)
• Wingspan: 4.0 m
• Speed: 160 – 180 km/h cruise | 220 km/h max
• Ceiling: up to 4,500 m altitude

Both systems significantly expand long-range precision strike capabilities, combining heavy warhead capacities with high-altitude, long-endurance flight.

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KAAN vs Project AZM: The Program Pakistan Passed On in 2016

Türkiye invited Pakistan into KAAN from 2016. Pakistan chose Project AZM. Pulse Check on what that cost the PAF ahead of its 2040 F-16 replacement.

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Türkiye invited Pakistan into KAAN from 2016. Pakistan chose Project AZM instead. On this episode of Pulse Check, Bilal Khan and Aseem work through what that decision cost the PAF ahead of its 2040 F-16 replacement.

 

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Makkah Joint Defence Agreement: Inside the MJDA Trilateral Pact

Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement on 07 August 2026. Why the MJDA's value is capacity building, not Article 5.

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