This article was written by Farooq B, an open source intelligence (OSINT) analyst specializing on Pakistani defence procurement and development programs. For more of Farooq’s insights, follow him on X.
Pakistan’s state-owned enterprises (SOE) have shown significant strides in their efforts to develop counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) solutions.
The primary intended market for these C-UAS solutions is the Pakistani military. Although each of the Pakistan Army (PA), Pakistan Navy (PN), and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) have heavily invested in their respective unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fleets and loitering munition inventories, they will also be contending against enemy drone threats. Therefore, gaining the means for both employing and defending against drone weapons is a matter of urgency.
DESTO SPIDER Portable
DESTO also developed a much smaller portable C-UAS system called ‘SPIDER Portable’. This complements the larger vehicle-mounted SPIDER variant. The Portable C-UAS aims to control costs with a multi-antenna array mounted to a PTZ motor attached to a tripod. This can be used with one of two different types of portable passive RF detection systems developed by DESTO.
In terms of performance, the SPIDER Portable can passively detect objects as well as jam them at a range of up to 10 km. The SPIDER Portable can also be configured as a fixed-site system.
It is not known whether Pakistan has adopted and/or deployed the SPIDER or SPIDER Portable.
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