Amir Husain

Austin, Pakistan

CEO, SkyGrid and Contributor at Freelance

Founder @AvathonAI X SparkCognition @navigate_ai @SkyGridAI | Books #SeriousMachines #TheSentientMachine #GenAI4Leaders #Hyperwar | Board @UTAustin | Programmer

Articles

The PAF Mirage: Ghost of the Indus

1 week ago | medium.com | Amir Husain

The Dassault Mirage line is one of the most successful post WW-II fighters. In Pakistani service it has distinguished itself in various wars and confrontations. But is it now long in the tooth? Even though the Mirages are being replaced with PFX, J-35 and Kaan within the next few years, PAF’s Mirage fleet has, in reality, evolved into a precision strike asset capable of deep penetration, electronic warfare-enabled survivability, and stand-off lethality that rivals far newer aircraft.
The Rise of the PAF: Asia’s Third Air Power

1 week ago | medium.com | Amir Husain

The Pakistan Air Force is on track to become the third most powerful air force in Asia. This is not bravado, or a partisan analysis. It is not conjecture. It is a reality based on cold, hard facts taking shape across nine critical pillars of modern air power. I analyze them all in some depth for the interested reader.
Austin, Texas And The Dawn Of The Age Of Physical AI

1 month ago | forbes.com | Amir Husain

I’ve always believed that the true power of technology lies in its ability to transform the physical world we inhabit. Since 1996, when I arrived here as a Computer Science student at the University of Texas, I’ve watched Austin, Texas, evolve from a quirky, music-driven outpost into a global hub of innovation—a city uniquely positioned to lead where the digital meets the physical.
Red Eye: China's Fighter Pilot AI Breaks New Ground

2 months ago | forbes.com | Amir Husain

Imagine fighter aircraft battling over contested skies, where split-second decisions aren’t made by a human pilot, nerves steeled and adrenaline pumping, but by an algorithm that sees the invisible—millimeter shifts in a rudder, the faint flex of an elevator—and acts faster than any mortal could dream. This is no longer science fiction.
Is the Tempest Really a Sixth-Generation Fighter?

Jan 27, 2025 | medium.com | Amir Husain

Amir Husain·Follow5 min read·--The Tempest Sixth Generation Fighter Design. Picture Credit: BAE Systems. The Tempest, a cornerstone of the UK-led Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), has been hailed as a sixth-generation fighter jet, poised to redefine aerial combat by 2035.
Disruption Machine: How AI Is Reshaping Economies And Empires

Jan 10, 2025 | forbes.com | Amir Husain

The global labor market is on the brink of a seismic shift, driven by the forces of artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and offshoring. Layoffs in bellwether sectors like technology, finance, and manufacturing are already making headlines. Companies like Meta, Amazon, and Google have shed tens of thousands of jobs, citing a need to streamline operations and improve productivity.
China’s Fast Growing Military Space Capabilities

Nov 14, 2024 | forbes.com | Amir Husain

For anyone wanting to understand the geopolitical dynamics that will drive the 21st-century, China's rapid moves in space and the integration of newly developed technology into a cohesive military strategy merits attention. I’ve written about China’s progress previously, in this very column, making the point that space is the ultimate high ground. Anyone who controls it holds a tremendous advantage.
Humanoid Robotics Will Transform Manufacturing And The Global Economy

Nov 4, 2024 | forbes.com | Amir Husain

Argon, Unitree, Agility Robotics, and Tesla are reshaping what’s possible for the next wave of intelligent automation.
Can Israel actually sustain a war against Iran?

Nov 1, 2024 | medium.com | Amir Husain

Amir Husain·Follow9 min read·--In its latest strike against Israel, Iran demonstrated its ability to repeatedly strike military targets at will. Here a barrage of ballistic missiles impact an Israeli airbase. With so much propaganda in circulation, how does one logically make sense of the Iran-Israel confrontation? In the midst of a war, some partisan coverage is to be expected. But the levels we are now dealing with are somewhat unprecedented.
Outdated and Outmaneuvered: The West’s Stubborn Blind Spots

Oct 28, 2024 | medium.com | Amir Husain

Amir Husain·Follow3 min read·Oct 28, 2024--Pokrovsk is the latest Ukrainian city to be besieged. But if you listen to some western “experts”, Russia has been losing since day one. It’s fascinating to observe. Even Western thinkers one might otherwise consider rational are in denial about the direction the world is taking. They predicted an outcome in Afghanistan that didn’t materialize — the opposite, in fact, occurred.