Pakistani defense conglomerate unveils new drone, missiles at IDEF

ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani defense conglomerate has unveiled new missiles and a drone during Turkey’s IDEF defense conference .

During the event, which ran July 25-28, Global Industrial and Defence Solutions showed off its Faaz-RF and Faaz-IIR medium-range, air-to-air missiles, as well as the Shahpar III medium-altitude, long-endurance combat drone.

The Faaz missiles and the unmanned system on display were mockups, GIDS chief executive Asad Kamal told Defense News.

The Faaz-RF is active radar-guided missile, while the Faaz-IIR has an imaging infrared seeker. (Courtesy of Global Industrial and Defence Solutions)

The Faaz-RF is an active radar-guided missile, while the Faaz-IIR features an imaging infrared seeker. Both have a range exceeding 100 kilometers (62 miles), can reach a speech of Mach 3.5 and can fly 6,000 feet above sea level, according to GIDS.

The Faaz-RF seeker has a 25-kilometer detection range, and the Faaz-IIR a 40-kilometer range.

The Faaz design appears to have been partly inspired by the Chinese SD-10/PL-12 weapon, which is produced under license by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. GIDS said its products are locally developed and owns the intellectual property rights.

Shahpar III is a Group 4+ drone able to carry weapons, meaning it weighs more than 1,320 pounds.It has six hardpoints for up to 530 kilograms (1,168 pounds) of disposable stores; a 1,650-kilogram maximum takeoff weight; the option for an internal payload; indigenously developed avionics; anti-icing/deicing system; a 1553 architecture dual-redundant flight control computer; and multiple sensor options, including electro-optical/infrared, synthetic aperture radar, communications intelligence and signals intelligence.

Shahpar III is medium-altitude, long-endurance combat drone. (Courtesy of Global Industrial and Defence Solutions)

Engine configurations of 140 horsepower and 170 horsepower are available, both with a 300-kilometer line-of-sight and 3,000-kilometer beyond line-of-sight range. However, the 140-horsepower option has a 30,000-foot ceiling when rigged for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions and a 24-hour endurance, and a 28,000-foot ceiling and 17-hour endurance when armed.

The figures for the 170-horsepower variant are 41,000 feet and 40 hours, and 35,000 feet and 35 hours, respectively.

The engines are foreign, but GIDS did not disclose the origin.

Shahpar III will be available for export next year after in-house trials, the organization said.

Usman Ansari is the Pakistan correspondent for Defense News.

伊斯兰堡——巴基斯坦一家国防集团在土耳其举行的IDEF防务会议上推出了新型导弹和无人机。

在 7 月 25 日至 28 日举行的此次活动中，全球工业与国防解决方案公司展示了其 Faaz-RF 和 Faaz-IIR 中程空空导弹，以及 Shahpar III 中空长航时作战无人机。

GIDS首席执行官阿萨德·卡迈勒告诉《防务新闻》，展出的Faaz导弹和无人系统都是模型。

Faaz-RF是主动雷达制导导弹，而Faaz-IIR则配备成像红外导引头。（图片由全球工业与防务解决方案公司提供）

据GIDS公司称，Faaz-RF是一款主动雷达制导导弹，而Faaz-IIR则采用成像红外导引头。两款导弹的射程均超过100公里（62英里），速度可达3.5马赫，飞行高度均为海平面以上6000英尺。

Faaz-RF 导引头的探测范围为 25 公里，Faaz-IIR 的探测范围为 40 公里。

Faaz的设计似乎部分借鉴了中国的SD-10/PL-12武器，后者​​由巴基斯坦航空工业公司获得许可生产。GIDS公司表示，其产品均为自主研发，并拥有知识产权。

“沙帕尔 III”是一款4+级无人机，能够携带武器，这意味着它的重量超过1320磅。它有六个外挂点，可挂载高达530公斤（1168磅）的一次性弹药；最大起飞重量为1650公斤；可选装内部有效载荷；国产航空电子设备；防冰/除冰系统；1553架构双冗余飞行控制计算机；以及多种传感器选项，包括光电/红外、合成孔径雷达、通信情报和信号情报。

“沙赫帕尔III”是一款中空长航时作战无人机。（图片由全球工业与防务解决方案公司提供）

该机提供140马力和170马力两种发动机配置，视距内射程均为300公里，超视距射程均为3000公里。然而，140马力版本在执行情报、监视和侦察任务时，飞行高度上限为30000英尺，续航时间为24小时；而装备武器后，飞行高度上限为28000英尺，续航时间为17小时。

170 马力版本的飞行里程分别为 41,000 英尺和 40 小时，以及 35,000 英尺和 35 小时。

这些发动机是外国制造的，但GIDS没有透露其产地。

该组织表示，Shahpar III 在内部试验后，将于明年开始出口。

乌斯曼·安萨里是《防务新闻》驻巴基斯坦记者。