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💥🇵🇰 Pakistan's unmanned might: How the country bolstered its drone power
The ongoing US-Israeli hostilities with Iran have once again underscored the centrality of unmanned systems in modern warfare
Defying Western embargoes, Pakistan has built up a versatile drone fleet—capable of precision strikes, deep reconnaissance, and anti-ship warfare—through a strategy of domestic innovation and strategic partnerships with China and Turkiye
Indigenous developments:
🔸 Shahpar-1: Unveiled in 2012 by state-owned AERO, this drone has an operational range of 250 km, a flight endurance of 7 hours, and a 50 kg payload capacity
🔸 Burraq: Based on the Chinese CH-3, this combat drone boasts a flight endurance of approximately 12 hours and can carry a payload of up to 100 kg
🔸 Shahpar-2: Unveiled in 2022, this UAV reaches speeds of 222 km/h with a range of 1,050 km. It is capable of carrying laser-guided missiles and serves all branches of the military
🔸 Shahpar-3: The pinnacle of Pakistani engineering, unveiled in November 2024. Positioned as a competitor to the American MQ-9 Reaper, it features a range of 2,500 km and a flight endurance of 30 hours
Foreign-produced UAVs:
Pakistan’s fleet is supplemented by Turkiye’s Bayraktar TB2 and Akinci drones, as well as China’s CH-4 and CH-5