Mustafa Bilal
Mustafa Bilal is a research assistant at the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies, Islamabad.
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Military Technology
November 4, 2026
A Quick Look at the Cheap Ways To Shoot Down Strike Drones
Militaries will have to turn to electromagnetic warfare, directed-energy weapons and passive defence to counter strike weapons, especially cheap,...
Mustafa Bilal • The Strategist (ASPI)
Air Warfare
February 18, 2026
Fully Autonomous Air Combat Is Coming
Top Gun: Maverick begins with Rear Admiral Cain alluding to how Maverick and human pilots in general will have no place in the future of air combat....
Mustafa Bilal • The Strategist (ASPI)
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