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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.
The post Pakistan’s $10.76 Billion Defence Budget, PNS Hangor, and the FCAS Collapse first appeared on Quwa.
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
The post Pakistan’s Nuclear Program Was Never Just a Weapons Grab first appeared on Quwa.
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
The post Pakistan’s Real Problem Isn’t Money — It’s That It Stopped Bargaining first appeared on Quwa.
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https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/claude-mythos-ai-finds-10000-high.html
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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
The post Is Russia’s Air Defence Deal With the Taliban a Threat to Pakistan? first appeared on Quwa.
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.
The post Is Russia’s Air Defence Deal With the Taliban a Threat to Pakistan? first appeared on Quwa.
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
The post Analysis: How Pakistan Can Build a Stealth ‘Loyal Wingman’ Drone first appeared on Quwa.
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
The post JF-17 Thunder: Can Pakistan Do What Türkiye Did? first appeared on Quwa.
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I spoke to the GirlsTalkCyber podcast about understanding and being aware of threats against critical infrastructure. We talked about things you should think about as geopolitical, economic, and climate instability increase across the world and how that relates to cyber threats. https://girlstalkcyber.com/24-what-happens-if-hackers-poison-the-water-interview-with-lesley-carhart/