Pakistan successfully tests indigenous drone Burraq and Barq laser guided missile

[Pak_Sher]

Good capability added to the Pakistani arsenal.

 

[Arsalan]

ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan successfully launched a laser-guided missile from an indigenously-developed armed drone on Friday, the military said, taking it a step closer to acquiring the technology it has long demanded from the United States.

The tests of the drone, called Burraq, and the missile, called Burq, on stationary and moving targets were watched by army chief General Raheel Sharif, the director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Maj Gen Asim Salim Bajwa, said on micro-blogging website Twitter.

The all-weather drone and laser-guided missile have impressive pinpoint accuracy which multiplies capability against terrorists, Maj Gen Bajwa tweeted.

The army chief commended the engineers and scientists involved in the development of the armed drone for their untiring efforts to acquire the state-of-the-art technology. “It is a great national achievement,” Gen Raheel said, adding that it would help in the country’s anti-terror campaign.

The test of Burraq came days after Pakistan conducted a successful test launch of Shaheen-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads to as far as 2,750 kilometres.

Defence experts say the armed drone will help in the fight against terrorism.

Air Marshal (retd) Shahid Lateef said that earlier Pakistan possessed only UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) which were for surveillance purposes only and came with their own disadvantages. “The time lag between information received via UAV surveillance and action by forces was delayed,” he told The Express Tribune.

“Burraq is Pakistan’s first Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle, a wholly indigenous aircraft equipped with armed missiles, resulting in the capability to immediately strike a target. This improvement is cost-effective and extremely time efficient,” he said.

“The biggest challenge was mounting the weapons which local experts have perfected after years of research and experimentation. We have finally entered that domain, and Pakistan is the 8th nation in the world to have this technology,” he added.

Another defence expert said the successful test of an armed drone was certainly a great achievement in terms of technological advancement. “Credit goes to our military industrial complex for achieving this milestone despite our overall weak industrial base,” Lt-Gen (retd) Talat Masood, former chairman of the Pakistan Ordnance Factory Wah, told The Express Tribune.

“The drone technology will give added advantage in terms of fighting terrorism. But we have to acquire other supportive technologies in order to ensure the optimal utilisation of armed drones,” he added.

The United States has run a controversial drone programme against militant hideouts in the militant-infested tribal belt of Pakistan since 2004. Pakistan publicly opposes the missile strikes by US drones, terming them a violation of its territorial sovereignty and has long asked the US to give them the technology required to run their own programme.

According to the independent Bureau of Investigative Journalism, the CIA has carried out 413 drone strikes in Pakistan since 2004, frequently prompting public protest from the government and civil groups.

 

[My-Analogous]

We Indian's get joy to see our little neighbours get happy some times

PS: IT'S nothing pathbreaking advancement india already in possession of much sophisticated Drones from Israel
And even planning for buying more sophisticated drones from Americans.
So both are hands are filled

So which UCAV India is using?. Its new news to me. Please give us details.

I would beg to differ on this one sir. The missile (Burq) is not wholly Chinese, only its airframe is. The rest has been developed at home based on the salvaged debris of the several Predator crashes and accompanying Hellfires.
Similarly, the UCAV's (Burraq) airframe is that of CH-3, but internally it has been developed here.

Of course I'm not calling it indigenous, but to put locally manufactured components (inspired by different sources) together to produce an effective system is a really nice achievement, given the current state of affairs.

Please add some Falco experience in it. We also manufacturing Falco since 2009

Pakistan begins Falco UAV production

 

[Arsalan]

Here is a video link:

Great news..... Great great development

The tests of the drone, called Burraq, and the missile, called Burq, on stationary and moving targets were watched by army chief General Raheel Sharif, the director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Maj Gen Asim Salim Bajwa, said on micro-blogging website Twitter.

The all-weather drone and laser-guided missile have impressive pinpoint accuracy which multiplies capability against terrorists, Maj Gen Bajwa tweeted.

O i am sorry, just found that there are other threads running already
Got a bit carried away i suppose.

@Oscar @Manticore can you please merge this, thanks!

 

[Arsalan]

 

[Rank]

Bc dunya ka so called dependent supwa powa importer of weapons from different countries bakwaas uspay karaha hay jisnay kudh banaya hey wata **** logic lolzzzz

 

[Wolf]

To fly unnoticed it needs to fly at high altitude. For that the drone needs to be bigger.

exactly. Nice to see LGM and drone. However, i hope they will improve upon its service ceiling with a bigger and improved version in coming days

 

[Arsalan]

Apart from the BURAQ UCAV, i am also pretty much interested in BARK missile. Any information about this missile will be appreciated.

 

[Windjammer]

Indians on this thread are in shock and denial please visit Indian Defence Forums and tell about Indian reactions there

@Zarvan.... here's one comment from an Indian reader which tells the whole story.



Rohit Dhamal?625
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?5 hours ago
where is India going? aab china k baad pakistan se maar khani padegi!!!

 

[The Deterrent]

@The Deterrent

Barq's motor is being made by NESCOM?

Range?

mmw seeker ka kia hua?

Don't know that yet for sure, but probably yes.
Range could be 6-8 km.
Lost track of it, probably a misinformation.

 

[Bobby]

Why dont you understand it is indigenous drone and laser guided missile.....I never seen this design in past...great work Pakistan

 

[RAMPAGE]

Don't know that yet for sure, but probably yes.
Range could be 6-8 km.
Lost track of it, probably a misinformation.

what kind of guidance system is being used in the pic i just posted?

 

[The Deterrent]

That is the story with many things here, my point was that it wont matter how we get it done.. we simply need to get it done.

Shiv @ BR:

Not only that. When India start producing imported tech we keep on importing some components for 20-30 years. When Pakistan produces imported tech they produce 100% of components from the first day and even start exporting soon. Technically Pakistanis are more capable than Indians - which is clearly visible in any field one might care to look at. This is something that Pakistanis keep saying and I think we agree on that count.

what kind of guidance system is being used in the pic i just posted?

Optically tracked wired guidance. Basically 2 wires roll off the missile when it is fired, and the operator controls it through them. TOW ATGM (US-made) uses the same principle.

 

[maxpayne]

Too accurate!!

 

[he-man]

Shiv @ BR:

Seriously,u believe that statement??

"Technically Pakistanis are more capable than Indians - which is clearly visible in any field one might care to look at."

I would be interested if u can name just one such field.