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Airpower, platforms, air defence and unmanned systems.

Aerospace

Airpower Simplified: What is nautical miles, knots and Mach?

The common units for measuring distance on land are miles or kilometres (km). However, for marine or air (space) navigation, the preferred unit is nautical miles (NM). Similarly, speed is measured in km/hour or miles/hr for land vehicles, but the ships and aircraft use nautical miles/hr or knots.

Sqn Ldr (R) Ali Hamza14 Oct 20261 min read

Aerospace

Airpower Simplified: What is a 6th generation aircraft?

Fifth gen aircraft had qualities like stealth and sensor fusion, but the emerging technologies have enabled the advanced geometric designs for all-aspect stealth of 6th gen.

Sqn Ldr (R) Ali Hamza02 Oct 20262 min read

Aerospace

The Human Capital Required and Far Beyond the Drone Revolution

Pakistan’s drone revolution will require far more than aircraft and operators. As unmanned systems reshape civil aviation, industry and modern warfare, the country must develop a skilled UAS workforce capable of designing, operating, maintaining, regulating, securing and integrating these systems. The real strategic advantage will belong not simply to those who possess drones, but to those who possess the human capital to turn them into sustainable national capability.

Noor Abbas Mirza12 Sept 20264 min read

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