First Official Rendering And Specifications Of Project Azm's MALE UAV

[Indos]

It's not just drones but cruise missile technology too.

We don't have the leg up Turkey has (thanks to its access to the MTCR and WA). But we haven't been as efficient on our end either. We've routinely gone to imports instead of investing in bottom-up R&D initiatives to create critical inputs.

Not only that, but our private sector also feels that the SOEs are predatory, thereby preventing R&D distribution (especially in entities that aren't necessarily led by the "scorty" establishment).

AvRID seems to function differently than our other SOEs. Though modest, we do have to commend them for developing their own MALE UAV in less than 10 years without the full funding might or easy technology access. These are the kind of projects, if given further investment and time, can evolve into Anka-type results.

Instead of doing research on turboprop or turbojet engine, better Pakistan do research on EDF engine. This engine doesnt create sounds as big as diesel engine like Rotax, Turboprop, and jet engine. Much simple to build and dont need high metallurgy to make a good one. Battery technology will likely become very efficient over time.

Indonesia first do research to make a jet engine but now the focus is on EDF engine. China can produce good EV battery that can be transform to power cruise missiles and UCAV/UAV and China is Pakistan ally as well.

We are now in transition period, just like it is useless to perfect analog camera, rather build digital one.

 

[SQ8]

Iran MALE UCAV drone uses Rotax engine though from Canada.

Yes and they too get rapped for sanctions when needed. Rotax engines do find their way into Pakistan along with IAI flight computers. That doesn’t mean its a product suited for mass deployment.

 

[Goritoes]

Pakistan was(is) under sanctions for UAV engines since the 1990s. Turkey , South Africa, Brazil and the UAE have had no sanctions at all since 2000.
The Chinese have only developed decent Engines in the last 10 years.
That does tend to have an impact.

Really? Was it because of Nukes ? or those sanctions come later?

 

[Moon]

It's not just drones but cruise missile technology too.

We don't have the leg up Turkey has (thanks to its access to the MTCR and WA). But we haven't been as efficient on our end either. We've routinely gone to imports instead of investing in bottom-up R&D initiatives to create critical inputs.

Not only that, but our private sector also feels that the SOEs are predatory, thereby preventing R&D distribution (especially in entities that aren't necessarily led by the "scorty" establishment).

AvRID seems to function differently than our other SOEs. Though modest, we do have to commend them for developing their own MALE UAV in less than 10 years without the full funding might or easy technology access. These are the kind of projects, if given further investment and time, can evolve into Anka-type results.

If all of these sanctions don't motivate us to build in-house engines, then I don't know what will.
I am confident, we can build up to 500HP engines in country in a couple of years, without any external input. Because engines with more HP were being built in Europe 75 years ago, with far poor metallurgy and manufacturing techniques and tools than what we have today.
One argument I have for private players is that in a cash-strapped country like Pakistan, there's very little capital to go around for manufacturing things like avionics or jet engines. Especially since nothing is actually guaranteed.

Rotax engines were sanctioned too. The Chinese had less sanctions than Pakistan in many cases.

So it's safe to say Azm UCAV will have a Chinese engine? Or maybe something indigenous (fingers crossed)?

Really? Was it because of Nukes ? or those sanctions come later?

Probably didn't want us to make nuclear delivery assets... Cruise missiles, One-way drones, Ballistic missiles etc..