Pakistan UAVs News & Discussions

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Akinci-B Raider HALE UAV by Bayraktar has a capability addition. A Customized EW Pod by Aselsan integrated for SIGINT. It boats the current capabilities of Radar and comm Jamming.AESA Radar integration with A2A missiles is already in process making this a versatile Platform.
Its Stand-off munitions and capability to launch Low-Cost Loitering munitions to strike 'Prized Air Defense Asset' is raising serious security concerns across the border; the End result being S-400 pushed deeper into Indian territory, so much for huge spending.

 

[ghazi52]

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1695750153297363146

 

[ghazi52]

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Bayraktar Akinci hit a target accurately during a recent test flight with an Aselsan laser guidance kit.Akinci will be equipped with AESA radar & A2A missiles Gökdoğan & Bozdoğan, and standoff missiles (SOM).
https://defenseadvancement.com/news/baykars-ucav-akinci-hits-target-with-aselsan-laser-guidance-kit/?

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Akinci B has already flown with Payload of 1230 kgs
3 x Teber-82s
1 x HGK-82
2 x MAM-L
1 x MAM-C
1 x MAM-T.
With KGK-82 SOM-A ALCM ,AESA, EW Pods and Bozdogan Gokdogan A2A - Its a force multiplier.

 

[ghazi52]

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1698396869129589167

https://twitter.com/x/status/1698409983422128417

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1713541595109204090

 

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The STRATCOM Bureau
@OSPSF

A Pakistan Air Force Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned combat aircraft, seen here at PAF Base Murid, part of the Central Air Command PAF.

The unmanned combat aircraft can fly 30 hours at 40,000 feet, carrying 3,000 lbs of external weapons, including variety of ATGMs, air to air missiles, air to ground precision munitions, cruise missiles, standoff weapons, and rockets on its eight hard points.

The Akinci also provides the PAF with excellent Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities with a variety of electrooptical paylods.

The Akinci provides the Pakistan Air Force with a highly effective and combat proven unmanned ISTAR+C3+standoff strike platform, especially for penetrating air defences and conducting a variety of different missions, especially against both enemy air defence infrastructure, their equipment and consequently the integrated battle groups they are protecting.

Oct 15, 2023

 

[nomi007]

Selex Falco Astore UAV of Bangladesh Air Force armed with Turkish Cirit laser-guided rockets.
It means that PAF also modified them.

 

[farooqbhai007]

Selex Falco Astore UAV of Bangladesh Air Force armed with Turkish Cirit laser-guided rockets.
It means that PAF also modified them.

Nope. Different models. PAF operates original Falco model. Bangladesh received the Falco Evo Model which is like a massive upgrade. Falco Evo has a much higher payload capacity allowing it to carry heavier EO sensors and 2 x Cirit rocket pods.

 

[ghazi52]

Informative ...

Endless Possibilities: The Bayraktar Akıncı’s Multi-Role Weapons Loadout​

Oryx
October 27, 2022




By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans

The Bayraktar Akıncı is world's first production multi-role unmanned combat aircraft. Arguably the most innovative aspect of the Akıncı is its capability to use air-to-air missiles (AAMs), consisting of the indigenous Bozdoğan IIR-guided AAM and the (fire-and-forget) Gökdoğan BVRAAMs. Another novel feature is the ability to use the 275+km-ranged SOM family of cruise missiles designed to be used against enemy command posts, SAM sites, hardened bunkers ships or any other target that requires a precision hit.

The SOMs will serve alongside the MAM, Kuzgun, Teber, LGK, KGK and (L)HGK family of precision-guided munitions. These munitions consist of indigenously designed guidance kits mated to locally produced Mark-82, Mark-83 and Mark-84 general purpose bombs. To accommodate these munitions, the Akıncı features up to eight underwing hardpoints and another one under its fuselage for a total of nine hardpoints. The latter is set to carry the heaviest ordnance cleared for carriage on the Akıncı, comprising the (L)HGK-84, the NEB-84 and the SOM cruise missiles.

It should be noted that the design and weapon integration tests of some of the armament listed below continues as of the making of this list. This list should thus be seen as a complete overview of the Akıncı's weapon loadout once the several types of guided munitions have been verified for use from the new platform. The estimated range of the weaponry when deployed by the Bayraktar Akıncı is indicated in brackets.

Air-To-Air Missiles (AAMs)​

• Roketsan Sungur IIR-guided MANPADS [8+km]
• TÜBİTAK SAGE Bozdoğan IIR-guided AAM [30km]
• TÜBİTAK SAGE Gökdoğan BVRAAM [~100km]
• TÜBİTAK SAGE Akdoğan AAM (Still in development. Specifically designed for UCAVs)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE Gökhan Ramjet BVRAAM ((Still in development)

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Cruise Missiles​

• TÜBİTAK SAGE SOM-A [275+km] (Uses GPS/INS guidance) [HE fragmentation warhead for use against stationary targets]
• TÜBİTAK SAGE SOM-B1 [275+km] (Uses GPS/INS/IIR guidance) [HE fragmentation warhead for use against stationary targets)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE SOM-B2 [275+km] (Uses GPS/INS/IIR guidance) [Tandem penatration warhead for use against hardened targets)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE SOM-C1 [275+km] (Uses GPS/INS/IIR guidance and datalink) [HE fragmentation warhead for use against mobile targets] (Still in development)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE SOM-C2 [275+km] (Uses GPS/INS/IIR guidance and datalink) [Tandem penatration warhead for use against mobile hardened targets] (Still in development)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE SOM-J [275+km] (Uses GPS/INS/IIR guidance and datalink) [Semi-armour piercing warhead for use against naval vessels] (Still in development)
• Roketsan ÇAKIR CR [150km] (Uses GPS/INS/IIR/RF guidance and datalink) [HE/Thermobaric warhead for use against ground targets] (Still in development)
• Roketsan ÇAKIR AS [150km] (Uses GPS/INS/IIR/RF guidance and datalink) [Semi-armour piercing warhead for use against naval vessels] (Still in development)
• Roketsan ÇAKIR LIR [150km] (Uses GPS/INS/IIR/RF guidance and datalink) [Electronic warfare payload] (Still in development)
• Roketsan ÇAKIR SW [150km] (Uses GPS/INS/IIR/RF/Swarm sensor guidance and datalink) [Semi-armour piercing warhead for use against naval vessels] (Still in development)
• Roketsan Atmaca [220km] (Uses GPS/INS/IIR/RF and datalink) [Semi-armour piercing warhead for use against naval vessels] (Still in development)
• Baykar KEMANKEŞ [200km] (Still in development)
• Baykar KaGeM V3 (Still in development)

Loitering Munitions​

• STM ALPAGU [~10km range]
• Roketsan ALPAGUT [~60km range]
• TAI Şimşek [200km range]
• TAI Super Şimşek [700km range]

Precision-Guided Muntions (PGMs)​

• TÜBİTAK SAGE TOGAN (GPS/INS guidance integrated on a Turkish-produced 81mm mortar round)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE Bozok [9km] (Uses GPS/INS/Laser guidance)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE KAYI 30 [25km] (Uses GPS/INS/Laser guidance)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE KAYI 50 [25km] (Uses GPS/INS/Laser guidance)
• Roketsan MAM-C [15+km] (Uses GPS/INS/Laser guidance)
• Roketsan MAM-L [15+km] (Uses GPS/INS/Laser guidance)
• Roketsan MAM-L + [25+km] (Uses IIR and datalink guidance)
• Aselsan LGK-82 [12+km] (Laser guidance integrated on a Turkish-produced Mk.82 bomb)
• Aselsan LGK-84 [12+km] (Laser guidance integrated on a Turkish-produced Mk.84 bomb)
• Roketsan Teber-81 [28km] (GPS/INS/Laser guidance integrated on a Turkish-produced Mk.81 bomb)
• Roketsan Teber-82 [28km] (GPS/INS/Laser guidance integrated on a Turkish-produced Mk.82 bomb)
• Roketsan Laçin [28km] (GPS/INS/IIR guidance and datalink integrated on a Turkish-produced Mk.82)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE GÖZDE [28km] (GPS/INS/Laser guidance integrated on a Turkish-produced Mk.82)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE GÖKÇE [28km] (GPS/INS/Laser guidance integrated on a Turkish-produced Mk.83)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE HGK-82 [28km] (GPS/INS guidance integrated on a Turkish-produced Mk.82 bomb)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE HGK-83 [28km] (GPS/INS guidance integrated on a Turkish-produced Mk.83 bomb)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE HGK-84 [28km] (GPS/INS guidance integrated on a Turkish-produced Mk.84 bomb)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE LHGK-84 [28km] (GPS/INS/Laser guidance integrated on a Turkish-produced Mk.84)
• Roketsan MAM-T [30+km] (Uses GPS/INS/Laser guidance)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE Kuzgun-SS [40+km] (Uses INS/GPS/Laser/IIR/CCD-mmW radar guidance and datalink)
• Aselsan MİNBO Small Diameter Bomb [100km] (Uses GPS/INS guidance)
• Aselsan IIR Small Diameter Bomb [100km] (Uses infrared imaging guidance)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE KGK-82 [110km] (GPS/INS and wing guidance integrated on a Turkish-produced Mk.82 bomb)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE KGK-SİHA-82 [110km] (GPS/INS/Laser and wing guidance integrated on a Turkish-produced Mk.82 bomb) (Still in development. Specifically designed for UCAVs)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE KGK-83 [110km] (GPS/INS and wing guidance integrated on a Turkish-produced Mk.83 bomb)
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  GIDS IREK (GPS/INS guidance integrated on a Pakistani-produced Mk.82)
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  GIDS Al-Battar 2000 (Laser guidance integrated on a Pakistani-produced Mk.83)

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Precision-Guided Bunker Busters​

• TÜBİTAK SAGE SERT-82 [28km] (Turkish-produced Mk.82 penetrator bomb fitted with a GPS/INS guidance)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE SARB-83 [28km] (Turkish-produced Mk.83 penetrator bomb fitted with a GPS/INS guidance)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE SARB-83T [28km] (Turkish-produced Mk.83 thermobaric penetrator bomb fitted with a laser guidance)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE NEB-84 [28km] (Turkish-produced Mk.84 penetrator bomb fitted with a GPS/INS guidance)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE NEB-84T [28km] (Turkish-produced Mk.84 thermobaric penetrator bomb fitted with a GPS/INS guidance)

Precision-Guided Air-To-Surface Missiles (ASMs)​

• Roketsan UMTAS [8km] (Uses IIR-guidance)
• Roketsan L-UMTAS [8km] (Uses laser-guidance)
• Roketsan Cirit [8km] (Laser guidance integrated on a Turkish-produced 70mm rocket)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE Kuzgun-KY [40+km] (Uses INS/GPS/Laser/IIR/CCD-mmW radar guidance and datalink)
• IHA-230 [140+km] (Uses INS/GPS guidance)
• TÜBİTAK SAGE Kuzgun-TJ [180+km] (Uses INS/GPS/Laser/IIR/CCD-mmW radar guidance and datalink)

For countries interested in buying the Bayraktar Akıncı the fact that all these guided munitions can be sourced directly from Turkey will surely be appreciated.

Furthermore, the fact that the UCAV adheres to the NATO standards for munitions means that countries such as Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Pakistan can integrate their indigenously-designed munitions on the Akıncı, as well.

 

[farooqbhai007]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1714707253000040708

GIDS/AWC Shahpar-2 at NASTP (Bayraktar hangar). Wondering how did this happen. @JamD @Bilal Khan (Quwa)

 

[arslank03]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1714707253000040708

GIDS/AWC Shahpar-2 at NASTP (Bayraktar hangar). Wondering how did this happen. @JamD @Bilal Khan (Quwa)

makes sense, barq was a crappy missile, though, not sure why we couldnt make something at home

 

[JamD]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1714707253000040708

GIDS/AWC Shahpar-2 at NASTP (Bayraktar hangar). Wondering how did this happen. @JamD @Bilal Khan (Quwa)

makes sense, barq was a crappy missile, though, not sure why we couldnt make something at home

PAF is all in on Baykar these days. Baykar has found a big fighting force that has bought their products, has promised to be many more, and is willing to fund possible local developments (R&D). Baykar couldn't do this with TurAF because Turkish Aerospace exists in Turkiye, which is the big player there that does all of that for TurAF there. PAF has found a capable aerospace company that can make their NASTP scam look like something useful, and that can supply quality products in large numbers, quickly. They have also found a partner with technical skills that they lack.

So this a win-win for Baykar-PAF. However, I expect local idaras to be losers here. It is debatable whether that's a bad thing or not. Maybe they'll get their act together, maybe they'll become irrelevant.

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

PAF is all in on Baykar these days. Baykar has found a big fighting force that has bought their products, has promised to be many more, and is willing to fund possible local developments (R&D). Baykar couldn't do this with TurAF because Turkish Aerospace exists in Turkiye, which is the big player there that does all of that for TurAF there. PAF has found a capable aerospace company that can make their NASTP scam look like something useful, and that can supply quality products in large numbers, quickly. They have also found a partner with technical skills that they lack.

So this a win-win for Baykar-PAF. However, I expect local idaras to be losers here. It is debatable whether that's a bad thing or not. Maybe they'll get their act together, maybe they'll become irrelevant.

FWIW as far as NASTP is concerned, Baykar will get its pick of real-estate and wayward technical staff. A really cheap point of entry as far as offset investments go I'm sure. If the PAF keeps ordering a lot from Baykar, then I can see the company setting up a more permanent shop (e.g., local production, local R&D, etc) in Pakistan.

IMO, the issue with the PAF's SOEs (e.g., NASTP) is that they lack real policy and managerial direction. Bringing Baykar into the mix can at least provide some competent leadership and, in turn, steer worthwhile programs leveraging the technical prowess (or lack thereof) in those entities.

I think the KaGeM V3 is a good example. It's not as complex as the KEMANKEŞ (e.g., fixed wings instead of retractable wings, no EO/IR seeker, etc.), so there's a chance Baykar developed it using NASTP's capacity and experience (which isn't as developed as AWC, for example).

IMO, it'd be good news if this was the case as it means NASTP could be getting good projects within its means while, at the same time, an opportunity to gradually develop. We could potentially see Baykar develop a UAV at NASTP.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1714872539883987354