Pakistan well advanced in missile technology: Nescom chief
LONDON (September 15 2007): Pakistan has achieved significant advances in the missile technology due to efforts and dedication of its team of researchers and scientists. This was stated by National Engineering and Science Commission (Nescom) Chairman Dr Mubarik Samarmand, while talking to APP at the International Defence and Equipment exhibition, which concluded here on Friday.
He said having tested a number of missiles of different range and capacity over the past years, the country had reached a position to deliver them to the armed forces. Nescom was one of the seven new companies from Pakistan, which showcased its products at this international arms fair in East London.
According to Dr Samarmand, five organisations working under Nescom are engaged in research and production of defence equipment and have been able to meet the relevant requirements of the country's armed forces.
"Apart from meeting the needs of our defence forces, Nescom has also been earning around 40 million dollars annually in export of its products to countries in Middle East, South East Asia and Africa," he said.
He said Nescom had also developed integrated battlefield management system by combining different radars mechanism, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of different capabilities, anti armour bomb, combined effect munitions, military batteries, infrared flares and other equipment including counter electronic measures for Pakistan Air Force and Navy.
According to Dr Samarmand, the defence equipment being manufactured by organisations under Nescom were not only cheap as compared to the prices offered by the European companies but also of highest international quality.
Nescom, he pointed, had also fabricated an integrated defence systems, created with an objective of developing an infrastructure for the indigenous weapons development and achieving self reliance in diverse technologies related to these areas.
Business Recorder [Pakistan's First Financial Daily]
