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The post Cheap Cruise Missiles? Inside Pakistan’s Strategic Shift to Jet-Powered Attack Drones first appeared on Quwa.
Pakistan moves to patrol the Strait of Hormuz. Is Islamabad finally charging a “security premium” for the Gulf, or is it trading away its deterrence against India?
The post The ‘Look West’ Shift: Is Pakistan Sacrificing Deterrence Against India for the Gulf? first appeared on Quwa.
Between 2007 and 2026, the Pakistan Army’s wheeled armoured vehicle posture evolved from ad hoc MRAP imports to HIT-led production partnerships with foreign OEMs. This market intelligence brief examines the supply-side constraints, domestic proposals, and institutional procurement preferences that shaped the PA’s light armoured vehicle inventory through 2026.
The post Market Retrospective: The Pakistan Army’s Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) Program Circa 2007-2026 first appeared on Quwa.
The Islamabad talks between the United States and Iran ended without a deal on Sunday, April 12, after 21 hours of negotiations at the Serena Hotel. US Vice President JD Vance said that Iran had refused to commit to abandoning its nuclear programme. Iran’s Foreign Ministry countered that several issues had been resolved but that … Read more
The post Defence Uncut Breaks Down the Islamabad Talks, Pakistan’s Gulf Security Play, and What Comes Next in the Iran-US War first appeared on Quwa.
Pakistan brokered a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran on 8 April 2026, with US-Iran talks set to begin in Islamabad on 10 April. The ceasefire followed weeks of Pakistani diplomatic engagement with both Washington and Tehran. US President Donald Trump acknowledged the role of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim … Read more
The post Pakistan’s Iran Mediation and the Renewed Push to ‘Look West’ first appeared on Quwa.
When the US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told the Senate Intelligence Committee on March 18 that Pakistan “potentially could” develop ICBMs capable of striking the American homeland, the claim landed in a familiar pattern: alarm in Washington, indignation in Islamabad, and an online scramble to prove — or disprove — that Pakistan has … Read more
The post The Real Reason Washington is Sounding the Alarm on Pakistan’s Missiles (It’s Not ICBMs) first appeared on Quwa.
Iranian Shahed-type loitering munitions began striking Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) targets in March 2026. The first call for counter-drone help went to Kyiv, not Islamabad. Within weeks, Ukraine signed 10-year defence cooperation agreements with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) covering interceptor drone exports, counter-drone training, and – in Qatar’s case – … Read more
The post The GCC’s First Call: Why Ukraine, Not Pakistan, Is Now Defending Saudi Skies first appeared on Quwa.
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The post Demand Tracker: Pakistan’s Evolving C-UAS Requirement (2026) first appeared on Quwa.
In the season premiere of Defence Uncut (S02E01), Bilal Khan and Arslan Khan examine the operational lessons emerging from the US-Iran war – from the proven value of Shahed-class loitering munitions to the naval dynamics of the Strait of Hormuz crisis and what they mean for Pakistan’s submarine and surface fleet strategy.
The post Lessons from the Strait: How Iranian Shahed Drones are Rewriting the Rules of Defence first appeared on Quwa.
Iran’s ongoing war with the United States and Israel has put its ballistic missile (BM)-centric defence posture in the spotlight, testing its depth and its efficacy in real-time. Tehran built that posture over decades – investing in solid-fuel rocket development, low-cost loitering munitions, and a decentralized command structure – and it has imposed meaningful costs … Read more
The post Lessons from Iran: Could Pakistan Emulate Iran’s Ballistic Missile Strategy? first appeared on Quwa.