(By Khalid Masood) In the crucible of South Asia’s geopolitical rivalries, Pakistan has forged a formidable defence industrial base, transitioning from a regional arms producer to an emerging global exporter. For decades, Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) and Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) have supplied ammunition and armored vehicles to nations across Asia and Africa. Yet, it…
(By Khalid Masood) Across the annals of warfare, technological leaps have reshaped the battlefield—from the longbow’s piercing arc to the Blitzkrieg’s mechanized fury, and from nuclear warheads to drones humming in silent skies. Today, a new frontier beckons: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), a theoretical apex of AI capable of human-like reasoning, learning, and creativity across…
(By Khalid Masood) Warfare, through the ages, has been sculpted by technologies that redefine its boundaries. Medieval cavalry yielded to the English longbow’s lethal precision; impregnable castles crumbled under cannon fire; and Germany’s Blitzkrieg shattered the plodding trench warfare of World War I. Each shift was not merely tactical but existential, altering the calculus of…
(By Khalid Masood) In the brief but pivotal Indo-Pak war of May 7–15, 2025, Pakistan’s military prowess stunned the world, turning India’s Operation Sindoor—a retaliatory strike following the April 22 Pahalgam attack—into a strategic debacle. At the heart of Pakistan’s triumph was China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), a jam-resistant, encrypted, multiband navigation network that…
(By Khalid Masood) India’s Use of SCALP-EG Missiles in Operation Sindoor: Violations of EU Arms Export Rules and Options for Accountability On the night of May 6–7, 2025, India’s Operation Sindoor saw Rafale fighter jets deploy French-made SCALP-EG (Storm Shadow) cruise missiles and HAMMER precision-guided munitions against nine sites in Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, including…
(Lt Col Khalid Masood) In the escalating race for military supremacy, quantum radar emerges as a disruptive technology poised to redefine the battlefield. Unlike conventional radar systems that rely on radio waves, quantum radar harnesses the enigmatic properties of quantum mechanics—specifically, entangled photons—to detect stealth aircraft, drones, and camouflaged targets with unprecedented precision. By exploiting…
(By Khalid Masood) On the night of May 6–7, 2025, the skies above South Asia erupted in a fierce aerial confrontation between the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and the Indian Air Force (IAF), marking one of the most significant air battles since the 1971 Indo-Pak War. Triggered by India’s Operation Sindoor, a retaliatory strike against…
(By Khalid Masood) India’s much-publicized acquisition of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France—at a staggering cost of approximately $8.7 billion—was heralded as a game-changer for the Indian Air Force (IAF). Yet, the events of May 7, 2025, during Operation Sindoor, have cast a long and damning shadow over that narrative. The downing of three IAF…
(By Khalid Masood) In the rapidly evolving theatre of modern warfare, cruise missiles have emerged as a defining instrument of strategic power projection. Their ability to deliver precision strikes deep into enemy territory, often flying low to evade radar detection, makes them a formidable challenge for any Air Defence (AD) system. Among the most advanced…
In May 2025, the skies over Gilgit-Baltistan region bore witness to a historic flight that would reverberate across geopolitical corridors. The joint test-flight of the J-35A ‘Gyrfalcon’ stealth fighter by Pakistani and Chinese pilots marked not just a technological milestone but a profound statement of strategic unity. This event signaled Pakistan’s ascension into the elite…
