KARACHI – Pakistan defence firms had displayed state of the artsurveillance and precision strike drones.
Three Pakistan-manufactured drones were put on display at IDEAS 18. TheBurraq, Uqaab and the Shahpar are three unmanned aerial vehicles now beingproduced in the country.[image: Burraq drone. -Photo by author]
The Burraq is primarily used by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and has beenused in counter-insurgency operations in the country’s northwest. In 2015the military’s media wing announced that the drone was capable of precisionattacks on ground targets.[image: Burraq drone. -Photo by author]
Two other drones, primarily used for reconnaissance are the Uqaab and theShahpar.
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The Shahpar, bigger of the two, has an endurance of around seven hours anda range of 250km. The drone can fly at an altitude of maximum 17,000 feet.[image: Pakistan manufactured Shahpar drone. -Photo by author]
The Uqaab has a shorter range at 150km and flies at a maximum altitude of10,000 feet.
