Research Assistant
Mustafa Bilal is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS), Islamabad. He has done his BS in International Relations from the National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad. His research interests include technopolitics, astropolitics, military aviation and warfare.
The recent Israeli interceptions of Iranian ballistic missiles have piqued international interest in the cost-effectiveness of Air Defence Systems
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It is rather ironic that in a month which started with the launch of the latest iPhones and the first tri-foldable smartphone, technologically obsolete pagers and walkie talkies have garnered global attention. Headlines in the past few days have revolved around the exploding electronics in
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The recent crash of a Ukrainian F-16 has added to the woes of the Ukrainian Air Force (UAF). Since the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the UAF was handicapped while flying outdated fighter aircraft.
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The imagination of military aviation enthusiasts has remained captivated by the idea of self-flying fighter aircraft for decades. Hollywood tried to cash in on this back in 2005 with the release of Stealth which depicted an AI-controlled Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) slated to replace human pilots in the future.
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The aviation industry has embraced widespread digitalisation over the past decade to improve passenger experience and operational efficiency. However, according to the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), this advancement has exposed the industry to increasing cyber-attacks. Notably, a major cyber-attack against a global IT supplier in February 2021 underscored
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Over the past four decades, innovations in wireless telecommunication technologies have driven progress globally with 5G being their latest iteration. South Korea spearheaded the deployment of 5G in 2019, recognising its transformative
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