Pakistan

Jun- 2025 -

11 June

Pakistan Boosts Defense Budget by 20% After India Clashes

Pakistan announced to raise its defense spending by 20 percent between 2025 and 2026 following recent deadly clashes with India.

10 June

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

Rafale’s SPECTRA EW Suite Under Scrutiny After Indo-Pak Clashes

A French lawmaker has called for an overhaul of the Rafale's SPECTRA electronic warfare system following its alleged failure during India-Pakistan clashes.

9 June

Air

PAC JF-17 Thunder multirole combat aircraft, a fighter jet made in China and Pakistan. The Pakistani plane is painted with the country's flag as it belongs to Pakistan Air Force. The aircraft performed a flight demo, flying demonstration at the 53rd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport in France on June 2019. The advanced and sophisticated fighter jet is developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China. (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto) (Photo by Nicolas Economou / NurPhoto via AFP)

Rojoef Manuel

Azerbaijan Orders More JF-17 Fighters From Pakistan

Azerbaijan has increased its order of JF-17 Thunder multi-role jets from Pakistan, expanding the purchase from 16 to 40 aircraft.

6 June

Air

--FILE--A Chinese J-31 stealth fighter jet taxis before taking off for a demonstration flight during the 10th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2014, in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 11 November 2014. China has tested the latest version of its fifth-generation stealth fighter, state media reported on Monday (26 December 2016), as it tries to end the West's monopoly on the world's most advanced warplanes. The test comes as the nation flexes its military muscles, sending its sole aircraft carrier the Liaoning into the western Pacific in recent days to lead drills there for the first time. The newest version of the J-31, now renamed the FC-31 Gyrfalcon, took to the air for the first time on Friday, the China Daily reported. The so-called "fifth-generation" twin engine jet is China's answer to the US F-35, the world's most technically advanced fighter. The new FC-31 has "better stealth capabilities, improved electronic equipment and a larger payload capacity" than the previous version which debuted in October 2012, the newspaper said, quoting aviation expert Wu Peixin. (Photo by Li jianshu / Imaginechina via AFP)

Rojoef Manuel

China to Deliver FC-31 Jets to Pakistan ‘Within Months’

The Pakistani Air Force is set to receive FC-31 Gyrfalcon stealth fighters from China as part of the service’s move to revamp its fleet.

4 June

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

India Stages Drone Attack Drills Amid Tensions With Pakistan

India has conducted a series of drills simulating drone attacks on key locations as tensions with neighboring Pakistan continue.

2 June

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

Pakistan Looks to Beef Up Air Defense With Latest Chinese System

Pakistan is considering acquiring China’s latest HQ-19 missile defense system following its four-day conflict with India in May.

May- 2025 -

31 May

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

India Defense Chief Says Jet Downed in Pakistan Conflict

India's defense chief on Saturday appeared to confirm his country had lost at least one aircraft during the brief conflict with Pakistan earlier this month, he told Bloomberg in an interview.

25 May

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan, India Extend Airspace Ban on Each Other

Pakistan and India's aviation authorities said they would extend an airspace ban on each other's airlines, after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades.

18 May

Asia Pacific