Pakistan’s GIDS Begins Promoting SMASH Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile for Export Plus Pro
GIDS unveiled the SMASH anti-ship ballistic missile for export at WDS 2026. Derived from the Fatah-2, it offers a 290 km range with an active...
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Pakistan Reveals New Air Defence System and Other Capability Gains Plus
In the midst of Pakistan’s recent tensions with India, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) revealed a number of key details about its capabilities.
India-Pakistan Tensions Heighten Amid Pahalgam Attacks Plus
In recent months, there has been a noticeable uptick in high-level engagement between the United States and Pakistan, pivoting significantly around Pakistan's largely untapped mineral...
Pakistan’s Mineral Gambit: Leveraging Resources to Reshape U.S. Ties? Plus
In recent months, there has been a noticeable uptick in high-level engagement between the United States and Pakistan, pivoting significantly around Pakistan's largely untapped mineral...
Pakistan’s Counterinsurgency (COIN) Gets Economic Imperative Plus
Pakistan’s security and political leadership appear to have reoriented their counterinsurgency (COIN) approach in Baluchistan around a central economic imperative.
Pakistan’s GIDS Eyes Munitions & Drones Sales in Latin America Plus
Pakistan's Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS) was present at the 2025 Latin America Aerospace & Defence (LAAD) exhibition, which ran from April 01 to...
GIDS Fatah Guided Surface-to-Surface Missiles
The Fatah-series, developed by Pakistan's National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM) and marketed by Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS), is a family of guided...
GIDS Bakhtar Shikan Anti-Tank Guided Missile
The Bakhtar Shikan is Pakistan's indigenously manufactured anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). It is based on the Chinese HJ-8 missile.
GIDS FAAZ and FAAZ-2 Air-to-Air Missiles
The FAAZ-series are two beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) programs being developed by Pakistan’s state-owned enterprises (SOE), likely Air Weapons Complex (AWC), a bureau of the...
GIDS TIPU 155 mm Guided Artillery Shell
The TIPU is a new precision-guided 155 mm artillery shell developed by DynTek Engineering and marketed by Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS).