Defence Uncut
Defence Uncut by Quwa is the first English-language podcast zeroing in on Pakistan’s defence scene. Each bite-sized episode dissects current procurements, strategy shifts, and security events, connecting the dots so listeners gain a clear, data-driven big-picture view.
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SE02E13: Islamic NATO or Nothing? Inside the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement (opens the original)
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Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, and the "Islamic NATO" label was attached within hours. Bilal Khan and Arslan Khan spend the first half of this episode explaining why that framing does not survive contact with the details: an Article 5-style clause broad enough to oblige nobody, the precedents of SEATO and CENTO, three signatories facing three unrelated adversaries in India, Iran and Israel, no integrated command, no hardware interoperability bet
What Replaces Pakistan's F-16s? J-35, New F-16s, or Something Else? (opens the original)
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Pakistan is about to make its biggest fighter decision in a generation — and it starts with the F-16. The Pakistan Air Force's three F-16A/B Block-15 squadrons are scheduled to retire by 2040, a timeline all but confirmed by the $686 million U.S. support and upgrade deal signed in December 2025. That leaves one question hanging over the PAF's entire next procurement cycle: what actually replaces the F-16? Everyone points to the Shenyang J-35 stealth fighter. But as Bilal Khan and Arslan Khan exp
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