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Defence Journal Acquired by PATHFINDER GROUP in 1997, DEFENCE JOURNAL (DJ) is being published as a monthly magazine from Karachi.

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/from-the-editorial-desk-august-2025/
06/08/2025

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/from-the-editorial-desk-august-2025/

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) decisively neutralized the Indian Air Force’s kill chain during the May 2025 conflict in a display of unprecedented multi-domain warfare capabilities. Earning global recognition for its precision, synergy, and technological prowess, Pakistan decisively repelled India.....

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/the-shadow-of-surprise/
06/08/2025

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/the-shadow-of-surprise/

As a guarantor of advantage, the element of surprise is an inherent component of aerial warfare at the strategic, operational, or tactical level. As a core principle of air power, its significance is ingrained in every airman, from the commander to a fighter pilot. The application of surprise extend...

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/more-than-jets/
06/08/2025

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/more-than-jets/

Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) represent a modern, integrated approach to military strategy, developed to counter evolving global threats that transcend the boundaries of traditional warfare. The concept of MDO is driven by the increasing complexity and interconnectivity of different domains of warfa...

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/over-the-ramparts-we-watch/
06/08/2025

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/over-the-ramparts-we-watch/

“The PAF brought down IAFs entire kill chain on May 5-10, 2025. Satellite downlinks were scuttled, radars jammed, GPS killed. IAF was fortunate not to lose more than four, yes, four, Rafales”. That the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) displayed its professional excellence in a unique multi-domain war in...

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/from-scarcity-to-self-reliance/
06/08/2025

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/from-scarcity-to-self-reliance/

1. Since its nascent beginnings in 1947, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has embarked on a remarkable journey of indigenization, transforming from a force heavily reliant on external aid to one capable of designing, developing, and manufacturing sophisticated aerial platforms and, crucially, their intr...

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/air-superiority-is-more-than-steel/
06/08/2025

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/air-superiority-is-more-than-steel/

Air Superiority in the Cognitive Domain In modern warfare, air superiority is not confined to technological dominance, large numbers and signature management; it is a contest of perception, will, psychological dominance and dynamic leadership. This fact was amply highlighted during the fourday Indo-...

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/lessons-in-the-wind/
06/08/2025

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/lessons-in-the-wind/

Doctrinal Primacy in Future Air Warfare The future air battles will not be shaped by aerial assets alone, but by the minds that employ them. Indeed, keeping pace with technologies will be a must, but doctrine and strategic leadership acumen to execute a carefully crafted strategy will be the decisiv...

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/doctrine-first-technology-second/
06/08/2025

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/doctrine-first-technology-second/

British naval strategist Sir Julian Corbett was cited by Geoffrey Sloan as saying that ‘doctrine is the soul of warfare.’ This ageless maxim resurfaced once again after the recent military showdown between India and Pakistan in May 2025. The crisis has served as a benchmark where the Pakistan Ai...

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/beyond-machines/
06/08/2025

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/beyond-machines/

The idea that technological superiority ensures aerial supremacy is a persistent myth in contemporary air combat. However, the fundamental reality of warfare is that while machines can amplify capability, the most important factors in the kill chain are still human skill, training, mind-tech integra...

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/edge-of-the-storm/
06/08/2025

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/edge-of-the-storm/

Prologue: The Four‑Day Storm That Shook Complacency At dawn on 7 May 2025, the first crackle of radar energy dancing across the Himalayan foothills marked more than the opening of a new skirmish; it signalled the debut of an idea whose time had come. Within thirty‑six hours the Pakistan Air Forc...

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/inside-the-enemys-mind/
06/08/2025

https://defencejournal.com/2025/07/28/inside-the-enemys-mind/

The 2025 Air War: A Clash of Doctrines, Not Just Jets “In order to win, we should operate at a faster tempo or rhythm than our adversaries – or, better yet, get inside [the] adversary’s Observation-Orientation-Decision-Action time cycle or loop.” – John Boyd The 2025 air war between India ...

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