DefenceTalkSTOCKHOLM: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reported Monday that nuclear states — including Pakistan and India — continue to upgrade their stockpiles despite an international trend towards disarmament. Between 2010 and 2015, the number of warheads fell from 22,600 to 15,850 according to the institute’s annual disarmament report which said that US and Russia […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-india-increase-arsenals-despite-disarmament-trend-report-64504/

DefenceTalkPakistan has won the first order for its JF-17 Thunder jet fighters, an air force spokesman said Monday, a long-held goal for the nation which wants to boost its military exports. The latest models of the jets, which are locally produced in cooperation with Pakistan’s close ally China, are lightweight multi-role aircraft capable of Mach […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-wins-first-jet-order-at-paris-air-show-spokesman-64501/

DefenceTalkPARIS: With air passenger numbers set to double to six billion annually by 2030, the world’s premier air show in Paris will next week focus on green issues even as the aircraft sales war remains center stage. The Paris Air Show brings together some 315,000 visitors and 2,260 exhibitors from 47 countries, with much of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/paris-air-show-goes-green-but-sales-war-takes-center-stage-64474/

DefenceTalkA three-ship formation of JF-17 Thunders along with a Pakistan Air Force contingent comprising pilots and technicians departed from an Operational PAF Air Base on Sunday to participate in the forthcoming Paris Air Show 2015. A Pakistan Air Force Media Affairs official said in a statement that the 51st Air Show organised by French Aerospace […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-jf-17-jets-depart-to-participate-in-paris-air-show-2015-64408/

DefenceTalkChina will deliver another fifty JF-17 Thunder fighters to Pakistan over a period of three years, Radio Pakistan reported. The Head of Chinese Aircraft Industry told a Chinese daily that under the contract signed between the two countries, Pakistan will receive a total of 110 JF-17 Thunder aircrafts from China. The jets are a symbol […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-to-deliver-50-more-jf-17-thunder-jets-to-pakistan-63997/

DefenceTalkExclusive Video Of JF-17s Escorting Chinese President’s Planehttps://www.defencetalk.com/jf-17-fighters-escorting-chinese-presidents-plane-63900/

DefenceTalkPakistan test-fired on Wednesday ballistic missile Ghauri, which is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads up to a distance of 1,300 kilometers. In a statement, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the launch of the intermediate-range Ghauri was conducted by a Strategic Missile Group of the Army Strategic Forces Command (ASFC) that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-successfully-test-fires-nuclear-capable-ghauri-missile-63852/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Pakistan for AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters and AGM-114R Hellfire II Missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $952 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-to-buy-ah-1z-viper-attack-helicopters-and-agm-114r-hellfire-ii-missiles-63751/

DefenceTalkThough four Chinese civilians were killed by bombs dropped by MiG-29 fighters of the Myanmar Air Force, sources from Pakistan’s Ministry of Defense said that a contract had been signed for Islamabad to sell the JF-17 Thunder multirole fighter, also known as the FC-1 Xiaolong, which was jointly developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/myanmar-signs-deal-to-buy-thunder-fighter-from-pakistan-63660/

DefenceTalkPakistan Monday held its first national day military parade for seven years, a display of pageantry aimed at showing the country has the upper hand in the fight against the Taliban. Mobile phone networks in the capital were disabled to thwart potential bomb attacks, some roads were closed to the public and much of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-holds-first-national-day-parade-in-seven-years-63624/