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Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS), the sales and marketing conglomerate representing various Pakistani state-owned defence contractors, demonstrated its Shahpar-II Block-II unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to military delegates from 11 countries, including, reportedly, Azerbaijan, Nigeria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Kenya, among others.
#EXCLUSIVE || Pakistan’s premier state-owned defence conglomerate, Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS), demonstrates LIVE Firing of its latest UAV Shahpar II (Block II) in Pakistan to high-level military delegates from 11 friendly countries, including #Azerbaijan,… pic.twitter.com/WzMtJcQzxV
— Global Defense Insight (@Defense_Talks) March 9, 2024
The showing was GIDS’ strongest push to promote the Shahpar-II UAV to date. Besides showcasing the Shahpar-II’s flight capabilities, GIDS also demonstrated the drone’s capacity to deploy precision-guided munitions (PGM) at high altitude (14,000 ft), notably the indigenously produced Burq air-to-ground missile (AGM), which weighs 45 kg and offers a stated range of 8 km.
EXCLUSIVE || Pakistan's leading government-owned defense conglomerate, Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS), showcases the live firing capabilities of its newest UCAV, Shahpar II (Block II), to senior military representatives from 11 allied nations, including #Azerbaijan,… pic.twitter.com/4gnLNVc9Ke
— Global Defense Insight (@Defense_Talks) March 9, 2024
The Block-II is an improved variant of the Shahpar-II, which was revealed in 2021 and developed by the National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM).
According to GIDS, the armed configuration of the Block-II offers an endurance of 12 hours, service ceiling of 21,000 ft, top speed of 220 km/h, line-of-sight (LoS) datalink range of 300 km, and weapons payload of 180 kg across four Burq AGMs. In the surveillance configuration, the Block-II has an endurance of 20 hours and a service ceiling of 23,000 ft.
There are reports of GIDS officials stating that the Shahpar-II Block-II offers comparable capabilities as the AVIC CH-4 and Baykar Group Bayraktar TB2, but at a lower cost.
During the live fire demo, CEO of GIDS highlighted that Shahpar II is being marketed as a more potent and affordable solution compared to its Chinese and Turkish counterparts like CH4 and TB2. Check the quote post and keep following us to stay up to date👇 https://t.co/lEuCkiHg0j pic.twitter.com/VqbDDnm7vA
— Aeroder (@Aerode_r) March 9, 2024
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