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Asian source for weapons
Tuesday, 11 September, 2007
Pakistan’s Integrated Defence Systems (IDS) is involved in R&D, manufacturing and international marketing of a wide range of conventional weapons, as well as modern defence products. Indeed, despite being a comparatively novice player in defence markets, IDS has achieved significant export sales.
In particular, IDS has rapidly established itself as a major manufacturer of air-delivered weapons, competing with leading arms manufacturers of the world that are sources of similar products. This results from intense R&D conducted over several years into developing a series of high-quality bombs.
Similar in design and capabilities to the US-made ‘Rockeye’ bomb, the Hijara bomb is designed to destroy armoured vehicles, but can also be used effectively against soft targets such as uncovered aircraft bunkers, large infantry/armoured formations and columns of vehicles.
The IDS cluster effect munition (CEM) is an all-purpose air delivered weapon that combines light anti-armour capabilities with anti-personnel and incendiary effects. A total of 247 triple-effect bomblets are loaded into each dispenser, enabling a single payload to play an effective part in halting an advancing armoured column, thus bringing an invasion force to a standstill.
IDS also specialises in re-lifing missile systems of various types by upgrading or replacing such subsystems as rocket motors, propellants, fuzes, electronics, guidance and control systems, warhead, batteries and pyrotechnics.
A line of UAVs that are comparable in performance to those currently available from advanced countries is manufactured by IDS, including the Huma 1, which can provide realtime telemetry in all weather conditions over ranges in excess of 100km. Launched by a booster and recovered by parachute, the Huma 1 is capable of hassle-free, surveillance operations.
 The Huma 1 UAV can be rocket-launched from forward areas |