The Pakistan Navy (PN) issued a formal tender for the procurement of two 10 kW laser weapon systems (LWS) and two associated radars, to be installed on two PN surface combatants.
Published by the Directorate of Procurement (Navy) with a deadline of 10 March 2026, the tender marks the PN’s first concrete procurement step towards acquiring shipborne directed energy weapons (DEWs), with parallel efforts being undertaken by the PAF to procure high-powered microwave (HPM) systems.
These LWS systems are to be imported, priced in USD on a Free on Board (FOB) basis, and delivered within six months of the contract effective date.
The tender’s technical annex (dated 04 December 2025) reveals a system tailored for counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) and counter-swarm operations, especially from loitering munitions.
Core specifications call for a 10 kW high-energy laser (HEL) scalable to 30 kW, with 360-degree azimuth coverage and an engagement envelope extending to 2.5 km. Moreover, the HEL system must neutralize its target within five seconds at that range, operate under all weather conditions, and integrate with the host ship’s combat management system (CMS) and main radar.
Finally, the tender specifies that the HEL offered must already be in operational service with another military or navy, ruling out developmental or prototype solutions.
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