Podcast – MCYSEKA-Maritime Cyber Security Knowledge Archive

Pakistan’s First Home-Built Drone Engines Point to a Cheaper, Bigger Strike Arsenal

The Alsons Group, a Karachi industrial conglomerate better known for auto parts and electronics, used Eurosatory 2026 in Paris to unveil what it called Pakistan’s first domestically manufactured uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) engines, built through a new in-house division named Advanced Kinetic Aerospace Labs. The stand carried a family of four small piston engines pitched … Read more

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June 23, 2026

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Pakistan’s $10.76 Billion Defence Budget, PNS Hangor, and the FCAS Collapse

Pakistan’s record $10.76B defence budget for 2026-27 is up nearly 18% — but is it the J-35 evidence everyone wants? Defence Uncut decodes where the money really goes.

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June 17, 2026

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Pakistan’s Nuclear Program Was Never Just a Weapons Grab

For close to three decades, the conventional account of Pakistan’s nuclear program has rested on a single premise: that Pakistan acquired the bomb through procurement, smuggling, and borrowed technology, whereas India reached the same destination by way of a broad, rules-bound, energy-first program that happened, almost incidentally, to yield weapons. Dr. Mansoor Ahmed regards that … Read more

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June 9, 2026

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Pakistan’s Real Problem Isn’t Money — It’s That It Stopped Bargaining

Every big question on the latest Defence Uncut — should Pakistan buy a stealth fighter? why can’t it afford more J-10s? — eventually collapses into one uncomfortable answer. Pakistan does not have a money problem. It has a bargaining problem. It hands over security, trade routes and goodwill, and walks away with far less than … Read more

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June 8, 2026

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Defensive Security Podcast Episode 349

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Links to this week’s stories:

https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/claude-mythos-ai-finds-10000-high.html
https://www.tenable.com/blog/key-findings-from-the-verizon-dbir-2026
https://krebso…

June 4, 2026

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Is Russia’s Air Defence Deal With the Taliban a Threat to Pakistan?

On May 27, 2026, Russia and the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan signed a military-technical cooperation agreement at a security forum outside Moscow, following talks between Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu and the Afghan defence minister, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid. The specific terms were not made public, but the framework reportedly covers air defence equipment, … Read more

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June 2, 2026

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Is Russia’s Air Defence Deal With the Taliban a Threat to Pakistan?

Russia has signed a military deal to supply the Taliban with air defence and MANPADS. The real threat to Pakistan isn’t its fighter jets — it’s proliferation, and a decade of misjudging Russia.

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June 1, 2026

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Analysis: How Pakistan Can Build a Stealth ‘Loyal Wingman’ Drone

A pragmatic alternative to a fifth-generation fighter is taking shape — and a 2021 Quwa analysis predicted much of it. A new Pulse Check episode revisits the argument with the benefit of hindsight. For more than a decade, Pakistan’s ambition to field a homegrown stealth fighter under Project Azm has run up against an uncomfortable … Read more

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May 29, 2026

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JF-17 Thunder: Can Pakistan Do What Türkiye Did?

The JF-17 Thunder is the Pakistan Air Force’s most numerous fighter aircraft. Over 170 units have been produced. Export interest is surging, with countries from the Middle East to Southeast Asia lining up after the Thunder’s combat-proven performance in 2025. And with Air Vice Marshal Ghazi signalling additional procurement, the programme is far from over. … Read more

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May 23, 2026

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Defensive Security Podcast Episode 336

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Links to this week’s stories:

https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cybersecurity-tech-recommended-by-cyber-insurer-claims-data
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com…

January 16, 2026

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