Pakistan’s security and political leadership appear to have reoriented their counterinsurgency (COIN) approach in Baluchistan around a central economic imperative.
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 April 04, 2025, at the Riocentro Exhibition & Convention Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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 rocket systems designed to enhance the Pakistan Army’s (PA) stand-off range precision-strike capabilities.
The Bakhtar Shikan is Pakistan’s indigenously manufactured anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). It is based on the Chinese HJ-8 missile.
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 National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM).
The TIPU is a new precision-guided 155 mm artillery shell developed by DynTek Engineering and marketed by Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS).
The Al-Battaar is a laser-guided bomb (LGB) kit developed by Pakistan’s Qaswa Industries for use on Mk.80-series general purpose bombs (GPB).
The AZB Range Extension Kit (REK) converts Mk.82, Mk.83, and Mk.83 general purpose bombs (or ‘dumb bombs’) into precision-guided bombs (PGB).
First revealed by Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS) in May 2024, the ‘Burq’ is a family of lightweight air-to-ground missiles (AGM) meant for use from drones, namely GIDS’ Shahpar 2 and Shahpar-3 unmanned aerial vehicles (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).