Pakistan and Azerbaijan to cooperate on Runway Penetration bombs

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Pakistani company Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS) will jointly produce Runway Penetration Bomb (RPB) with Azerbaijan. This was announced by the marketing director of GIDS, Mohammad Salman at the IDEX-2011 International Defence Exhibition in Abu Dhabi.


He said that GIDS is in discussions with the Azerbaijan on this project. He said that that Runway Penetration Bombs offered by the GIDS are developed according to the international standards and has been exported to different countries.


Global Industrial & Defense Solutions (GIDS) was established in 2007. It deals with the exports and marketing of military, industrial and technological products and services produced by a group of local firms. GIDS offer Tactical UAVs, Aerial bombs, C4I Air Defense Automation Systems, Airborne Video Tape Recorder System, Infrared Flares & Dispenser System and many other products.

Runway Penetration Bombs (RPB) offered by the GIDS are known as Hafr-1 & Hafr-2 an anti-runway weapon. It is developed and produced by the Air Weapons Complex of Pakistan (AWC) which is now known as Advanced Engineering Research Organisation (AERO). Hafr Runway Penetration Bomb (RPB) is similar to the French Durandal RPB.


It is already being employed by the Pakistan Air Force's F-16, Mirage III, Mirage V and PAC/Chengdu JF-17 Thunder aircraft. In September 2008 GIDS also offered the Libya to help them in the refurbishment of Durandal weapons locally.


Hafr Runway Penetration Bombs are developed to neutralize hard concrete targets like runways, bunkers. After delivery Hafr series bombs decelerates to a very low speed to correct the penetration angle and the fire a built-in rocket motor to increase speed of the bomb for penetration into the hard target. Hafr series can be launched from high speeds of 800 to 1100 kilometers per hour from very low altitude of 60 meters.

Hafr Runway Penetration Bombs are equipped with warhead of around 100 kg. It has a parachute attached to the rear for deceleration and a rocket motor which burns for 0.45 seconds and provides a thrust of 10 tons for re-acceleration to 280 m/s.

 

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Aircraft Origin Type Versions Active[21] Notes
Fighter Aircraft
JF-17 Thunder Pakistan/ China Fighter JF-17 4/26[5]
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Soviet Union Fighter MiG-21 21 (IISS 2007: 4 plus 1 in store)
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Soviet Union Fighter MiG-25 31[22]
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 Soviet Union/ Ukraine Multi-role fighter MiG-29/MiG-29UB 15[23]
Ground-Attack Aircraft
Sukhoi Su-24 Soviet Union Attack aircraft Su-24 19[5]
Sukhoi Su-25 Soviet Union Close air support aircraft Su-25 34 (IISS 2007: 5)[24]
Trainer Aircraft
Aero L-29 Delfín Czechoslovakia Military trainer aircraft L-29 24[25] (IISS 2007: 28)
Aero L-39 Albatros Czechoslovakia Military trainer aircraft L-39 12[25] (IISS 2007: 12)
Attack Helicopters
Mil Mi-24 Soviet Union/ Ukraine Attack helicopter Mi-24
Mi-35M 60[26][27]
24[17]
Transport and Utility Helicopters
Mil Mi-2 Soviet Union Light-armored transport helicopter Mi-2 ?
Mil Mi-6 Soviet Union Heavy transport helicopter Mi-6 15[28]
Mil Mi-8 Soviet Union Gunship/transport helicopter Mi-8 13
Mil Mi-17 Soviet Union Transport helicopter Mi-17 4
Mil Mi-171 Soviet Union Gunship/transport helicopter Mi-171 6
Transport Aircraft
Ilyushin Il-76 Soviet Union Strategic airlifter Il-76 3
Antonov An-12 Soviet Union Military transport aircraft An-12 1
Antonov An-24 Soviet Union Transport aircraft An-24 1
Tupolev Tu-134 Soviet Union Airliner Tu-134A 1
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Orbiter Israel UAV Orbiter 4[1]
Aerostar Israel UAV Aerostar reported 6[5]
Elbit Hermes 450 Israel UAV Elbit Hermes 450 10[29]

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Aircraft Origin Type Versions Active[21] Notes
Fighter Aircraft
JF-17 Thunder Pakistan/ China Fighter JF-17 4/26[5]
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Soviet Union Fighter MiG-21 21 (IISS 2007: 4 plus 1 in store)
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Soviet Union Fighter MiG-25 31[22]
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 Soviet Union/ Ukraine Multi-role fighter MiG-29/MiG-29UB 15[23]
Ground-Attack Aircraft
Sukhoi Su-24 Soviet Union Attack aircraft Su-24 19[5]
Sukhoi Su-25 Soviet Union Close air support aircraft Su-25 34 (IISS 2007: 5)[24]
Trainer Aircraft
Aero L-29 Delfín Czechoslovakia Military trainer aircraft L-29 24[25] (IISS 2007: 28)
Aero L-39 Albatros Czechoslovakia Military trainer aircraft L-39 12[25] (IISS 2007: 12)
Attack Helicopters
Mil Mi-24 Soviet Union/ Ukraine Attack helicopter Mi-24
Mi-35M 60[26][27]
24[17]
Transport and Utility Helicopters
Mil Mi-2 Soviet Union Light-armored transport helicopter Mi-2 ?
Mil Mi-6 Soviet Union Heavy transport helicopter Mi-6 15[28]
Mil Mi-8 Soviet Union Gunship/transport helicopter Mi-8 13
Mil Mi-17 Soviet Union Transport helicopter Mi-17 4
Mil Mi-171 Soviet Union Gunship/transport helicopter Mi-171 6
Transport Aircraft
Ilyushin Il-76 Soviet Union Strategic airlifter Il-76 3
Antonov An-12 Soviet Union Military transport aircraft An-12 1
Antonov An-24 Soviet Union Transport aircraft An-24 1
Tupolev Tu-134 Soviet Union Airliner Tu-134A 1
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Orbiter Israel UAV Orbiter 4[1]
Aerostar Israel UAV Aerostar reported 6[5]
Elbit Hermes 450 Israel UAV Elbit Hermes 450 10[29]

 

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Private Pakistani companies are doing good in weapons development and marketing...

 

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Private Pakistani companies are doing good in weapons development and marketing...

GIDS is not a private company and the weapon was developed and produced by the Air Weapons Complex of Pakistan (AWC).