International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS)

A Pakistani Company called ElmechSystems is Exhibiting the complete line of products from the Australian CUAS company Drone Shield, which offers Unparalleled and combat-proven CUAS Solutions at IDEAS EXPO in Karachi.

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Pakistan's National Aerospace Science and Technology Park (NASTP) has introduced an Inflatable Decoy of HQ16/LY80.

The Pakistan Army Air Defense operates the LY80/LY80EV, while the the PAF has HQ16FE on order, this would allow both the Pakistan Army Air Defense and PAF Air Defense to use this system.

Also offering decoys for tanks etc.

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Hmmmm said:
Yes, something like the KFX program.....but way less ambitious.
IMHO I don't think either the Turks or the Saudis will be interested in this project.
Turkish aviation industry is already too far ahead of us to gain anything relevant by investing in this project.
They would probably prefer to complement/pair their KAAN fighter with a stealthy UCAV than a light manned aircraft.
The Saudis would also not be interested in acquiring a light fighter.

IMO PAF should have focused on developing stealthy UCAVs instead. Those would have made more sense given the current state state of our aviation industry & the funds we can realistically allocate to its development.
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In any case, Pakistan needs to get more fighters and replace older fighters. Producing a truly advanced version of the JF-17 would be better, and Pakistan's ability to fly itself would prevent Chinese restrictions. China itself does not want Pakistan to have an advanced product that competes with Chinese fighter sales, and this is natural. Perhaps this is the reason for not developing the JF-17 with capabilities that compete with fighters such as the JAS-39E/F. Local development means reducing the cost, and international cooperation will be present. There is cooperation in subsystems with many countries. It is not necessary to have a complete product, but parts that may be suitable for other fighters or for other fighter development programs. Pakistan's spending more money on research and development has good results for the level of exports in general. Pakistan's development of guided missiles has led to the creation of international customers, as well as cooperation with other countries that provide Pakistan with some development and returns from that. Even countries like that in the eighties, China produced poor products with modest performance. Gradually, it developed. Pakistani local development also prevents unfair conditions for exporting fighters. There are no real friends because the seller wants The maximum benefit is to exploit the customer's inability to produce it independently or the availability of local technology. Also, Pakistan has an advanced version of the fighters in order to improve the terms of negotiations for the purchase or development of fighters from sources such as Turkey, China or Russia. Therefore, we find some people mocking Pakistan or criticizing the program for fear of their country's exports of fighters to Pakistan, not because Pakistan's development program or its fighters are not well equipped. Also, the availability of a good fighter in Pakistan will reduce the volume of imports of fighters from other countries and encourage the development of other systems and aircraft and the implementation of fighter missions at a lower cost. Also, Pakistan's export of fighters will be greater in the case of a more advanced product that meets the needs of countries.
 
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Aesa based ew management system.
Powerful onboard integrated aesa jammer
2nd gen aesa radar, GaN based
Passive detection of threats using radar/ sensors.
Sensor fusion
Next gen weapons
Minimal RCS
.5 generation ahead of PAFs current fleet of fighters.
NOT a fifth gen system but close
Work on airframe, radar, sensors and avionics underway
Should enter service in 5-6 years
 
DESERT FIGHTER said:
Pakistan unveiled indigenously developed AM-350S long-range 3D surveillance AESA radar jointly developed by NRTC & Blue Surge Tech, at IDEAS 2024.


AM-350S has a range of 350 kilometers & incorporates cutting-edge AESA technology.
This marks a major milestone in Pakistan's Journey towards indigenization, self-reliance and defense innovations, highlighting Pakistan's growing capabilities in electronic warfare (EW) system.


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Finally a decent midrange local radar. Been waiting for that. We've had a few locally built SR radars but lacked this.
 
Be dazzled said:
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Aesa based ew management system.
Powerful onboard integrated aesa jammer
2nd gen aesa radar, GaN based
Passive detection of threats using radar/ sensors.
Sensor fusion
Next gen weapons
Minimal RCS
.5 generation ahead of PAFs current fleet of fighters.
NOT a fifth gen system but close
Work on airframe, radar, sensors and avionics underway
Should enter service in 5-6 years
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Timelines are massively optimistic and unrealistic given the ask itself.

I do like the statement of intent, hopefully they stick with it esp with all issues that will come with it until they have a product. If they decouple the new airframe from the new avionics, then all the better from a programme management perspective.
 
still think itll be a jf-17 block 4, he said himself, 4.5gen, think super hornet, minus any airframe changes
 
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