Pakistani Drones

Illustration of the GIDS and NESCOM Shahpar-3 Drone

GIDS Shahpar-3 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

The Shahpar-III is Pakistan’s largest and most advanced homegrown unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). A Group-4-class drone platform, the Shahpar-III was developed by the National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM) and marketed and sold by Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS).

Photo of the NESCOM/GIDS Shahpar-2 Drone.

GIDS Shahpar-2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

by Quwa Team 5176Views 10Likes

The Shahpar-II is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAV developed and manufactured by Pakistan’s National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM) and marketed by Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS). It is a continued development of the NESCOM Shahpar-I. The Shahpar-II serves both…

Updates to Pakistan’s Drone Fleet

by Quwa Team 1635Views 0Likes

This is a guest post explaining the current status of Pakistan’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) inventory.

Can Pakistan Mirror Turkey’s Drone-Use Strategy?

by Quwa Team 1011Views 0Likes

Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 has drawn attention for its effectiveness against armoured vehicles and air defence systems in Syria and Libya. Should Pakistan adopt a similar drone-use strategy as Turkey?

Pakistan’s UAV Development, Deployment, and Future

by Quwa Team 1174Views 0Likes

The importance of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the modern battlespace is widely recognized in our times. With the success that UAVs have had in military operations in Libya and Syria, the importance of UAVs has become abundantly clear to today’s planners.

Drones: How Pakistan Can Learn From Turkey

by Quwa Team 1055Views 0Likes

Turkey is setting an example of how to use armed UAVs against opposing military forces both today, and in the future. In contrast, Pakistan has not yet reached the level Turkey is at in drone design and deployment.

PAC Releases Tender for ‘Data Link Items for MALE UAV’

by Bilal Khan 983Views 0Likes

Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) released a tender for the “procurement of data link items” for a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

Update: Pakistan Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Program

by Bilal Khan 1095Views 0Likes

Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) signed a memorandum-of-understanding (MoU) with Havelsan, a Turkish defence electronics vendor, to co-develop subsystems for PAC’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program and to contribute towards the Kamra Aviation City initiative.