The Air Weapons Complex (AWC), operated under the

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(NESCOM), is a Pakistani research and development entity. Established in 1992 by the

Pakistan Air Force The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) (; ) is the aerial warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces, tasked primarily with the aerial defence of Pakistan, with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Navy when re ...

, it specialises in advancing airborne applications of explosive engineering. The AWC plays a pivotal role in developing and integrating aerospace war-fighting technologies, catering specifically to the needs of the Pakistan Air Force. Notable achievements include the design and development of air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) and collaborative efforts with leading defence contractors like

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, DESTO and the NDC.

Products

Airborne systems

* Airborne Video Tape Recorder (AVTR) system * Airborne Digital Data Recorder system * Infra-red search and track (IRST) system *

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navigation system * Mechanical gyro and iFOG-based inertial navigation system (INS) * MOHAFIZ counter-measures dispensing system *

Laser guidance Laser guidance directs a robotics system to a target position by means of a laser beam. The laser guidance of a robot is accomplished by projecting a laser light, image processing and communication to improve the accuracy of guidance. The key ide ...

for Mk.80 series bombs (license-manufactured design from the US)

Air-launched weaponry

* Practice bombs (6 kg, 11 kg) * 250 kg Pre-fragmented bomb * 250 kg Mk.82

general-purpose bomb A general-purpose bomb is an air-dropped bomb intended as a compromise between blast damage, penetration, and fragmentation in explosive effect. They are designed to be effective against enemy troops, vehicles, and buildings. Characteristics ...

* 500 kg Mk.83 bomb * 1000 kg Mk.84 bomb * Mk.80 series

tail units (low drag or high drag speed-retarding devices) * HAFR-1, HAFR-2 and RPB-1 anti-runway weapons *

H-2 SOW The H-2 SOW (Stand-Off Weapon) is a precision-guided glide bomb manufactured by NESCOM and deployed by the Pakistan Air Force, capable of striking targets at stand-off range. It has a terminal guidance system based on an infra-red imaging see ...

H-4 SOW The H-4 SOW (Stand-Off Weapon) is a precision-guided glide bomb manufactured by NESCOM and deployed by the Pakistan Air Force, capable of striking targets at stand-off range. It has a terminal guidance system based on an infrared homing seek ...

* Ra'ad

ALCM An air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) is a cruise missile that is launched from a military aircraft. Current versions are typically standoff weapons which are used to attack predetermined land and naval targets with conventional, nuclear or the ...

Ra'ad-II The Ra'ad-II ( 'Thunder-2') is a standoff and an air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) derived from the Hatf-VIII Ra'ad. It was first publicly unveiled on the Pakistan Day Parade on 23 March 2017, The ''Ra'ad'' features extended range, changes ...

Electronics

* Air Defence Automation System ( C4I system) - given to Bangladesh, installed by AWC engineers circa 2005. * Electronic fuses for air-launched weapons (impact and proximity fuses) * Real-time ACMI system * Voice/Fax/Data encryption system

Other

* Multi-Spectral Camouflage Net - camouflages against night-vision, infra-red, radar and millimeter wave sensors as well as visual detection. Stated to reduce an object's radar cross-section (RCS) by 86% on average and reduce average detection range by 43.8%.

Technical Expertise

* Software Development for Mission Critical Systems *

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Software and Mechanical Support * Electronic System Design and Production * Prototyping and Production of Specialized Mechanical Assemblies * Mechanical Components Precision Manufacturing * TQM Practices * Mil-Spec Qualifications *

CAD Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computers (or ) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve c ...

/CAM Support

UAV project

The Air Weapons Complex embarked on a project for the indigenous development of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) in mid-1998. The Sky Tracker and Sky Navigator software suites were developed for the ground-based tracking of UAVs. The software retrieves the

GPS The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based hyperbolic navigation system owned by the United States Space Force and operated by Mission Delta 31. It is one of the global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) that provide geol ...

position data from the UAV via a radio

data-link A data link is a means of connecting one location to another for the purpose of transmitting and receiving digital information (data communication). It can also refer to a set of electronics assemblies, consisting of a transmitter and a receive ...

17 and uses it to show the position of the UAV as a 2D plot along with other essential data such as, speed, altitude, heading, etc. This plot can be overlaid onto area maps as well. This information is used by the pilot for flying the UAV from the ground-based command station.

References

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