Aviation

F-35 Sale to Saudi Arabia 2026: $24.3b Deal Explained
Saudi Arabia’s $24.3B F-35 deal: 48 jets, Israel’s concerns, Intelligence risks, Houthi threats and impact on Middle East’s air superiority.

Exercise Veer Guardian 2026: Japan-India Air Cooperation
Exercise Veer Guardian 2026 strengthens Japan-India air cooperation, with F-2A fighters adding new tactical and strategic relevance for…

AI Hallucinations Could Trigger "Strategic Miscalculations," Warns J-20 and J-36 Designer
Chinese engineers behind the J-20 and J-36 stealth fighters are warning that AI could seriously distort military intelligence. Large…

From Independence to Air Dominance, How PAF Defended Pakistan Skies and Guarded Its Freedom
From the early days of 1947 to the modern JF-17 and J-10CE era, Pakistan Air Force has evolved through decades of conflict, innovation,…

South-Asian Battlefield: India and Pakistan's race for Layered Defense
The Shift from Fighter Power to Air Defence The modern conflicts have transformed from fighter-centric air power towards a network-centric…

The Boy Who Would Not Land
The Boy Who Would Not Land” recounts the extraordinary final moments of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas, a 20-year-old Pakistani Air Force…

Pakistan Air force and Its Role in National Resilience
When people hear about PAF, they usually think about fighter jets, air defence and combat missions. This is natural because protecting…

Why Electronic Warfare Could Decide the Next Air War
As air tech plateaus, future air wars may be decided by electronic warfare, AI, drones, and control of the spectrum.

Shifting Skies: Airpower, Deterrence and the Evolving Security Order in South Asia
South Asian security architecture has entered a period of unusually rapid transformation, driven by hardened India-Pakistan rivalry,…

79 Years of Azadi: How the Pakistan Air Force Has Safeguarded Pakistan's Freedom
Freedom is not won once. It is defended every single day.