While all eyes are focused on the insurgencies raging on both sides of Pakistan’s western border, Pakistan’s military continues to develop its conventional military capability alongside its counterinsurgency (COIN) capabilities. There have been four major developments in the two last months:
December 8th – Pakistan received the first of seven Saab 2000 Erieye Airborne Warning [...]
Tags: J-10 · JF-17 Thunder · Pakistan Air Force · Predator UAV · Relations with China
Apologies to all IB readers for my undue absence this week. A host of commitments, primarily work, have kept me away. I’ve also found that much of what’s been creating a buzz in the media hasn’t been that signficant in terms of impact (e.g. Imran Khan’s arrest). Most events, though interesting, will [...]
Tags: Ashfaq Kayani · Ashfaq Kiyani · Benazir Bhutto · Emergency Declaration · JF-17 Thunder · John Negroponte · Mohammadmian Soomro · Pakistan Army · Pervez Musharraf · Relations with Switzerland · Relations with United States · Salman Taseer · Tariq Aziz · The Bhutto-Musharraf Deal · Vice Chief of Army Staff · War on Terror
Pakistan has been working hard to find a suitable, non-Chinese radar and missile package for its newly completed JF-17 Thunder fighter jet, co-produced with China. In August of last year, my sources had reported that the French were proving to be troublesome in negotiations and that South Africa was emerging as a likely supplier [...]
Tags: JF-17 Thunder · Pakistan Air Force · Relations with France
