The GIDS Shahpar is an
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built by
Global Industrial Defence Solutions
Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS) is a Pakistani state-owned defence conglomerate, and the country's largest defence manufacturer, offering products for military applications. Customers include the Pakistan Armed Forces.
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of Pakistan and used by the Pakistani military. It is currently in production following the completion of a test and qualification phase.
Development
According to an engineer of AERO (Advanced Engineering Research Organisation), one of the seven companies forming the GIDS consortium, the only parts of the Shahpar aircraft system not produced in Pakistan are the engine and tyres. The sensor suite, a multi-sensor turret designated "Zumr-1 (EP)", is built at an AERO facility near
Islamabad
Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital ...
. The design features a pusher engine with canard foreplanes in front of the wings.
The Shahpar is designed to autonomously take off and land on a runway or land with a parachute. Payloads are available for reconnaissance and day/night surveillance. Targets on the ground can be geo-referenced and geo-pointed by the avionics. The military standard hardware is built to Environmental Standard 810F. Ground equipment is capable of mission planning and simulation; mission management and control as well as debriefing of ground crew.
Operational History
The first fleet of Shahpars entered service with the
Pakistan Air Force
, "Be it deserts or seas; all lie under our wings" (traditional)
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and
Pakistan Army
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in 2013 along with the
Burraq UCAV. Each flight is made up of five aircraft, a communications station and a ground control station.
Variants
*Shahpar
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Shahpar-2
The Shahpar ll is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) built by Global Industrial Defence Solutions of Pakistan. It is currently in production following the completion of a test and qualification phase.
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Specifications
See also
References
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Airborne military robots
Single-engined pusher aircraft
Pakistan Army
Pakistan Air Force
Science and technology in Pakistan
Unmanned military aircraft of Pakistan