全球工业与国防解决方案（GIDS）
Pakistan’s largest defence manufacturer began with bombs and helmets in 2007 and became the country’s main drone maker, whose armed Shahpar-II flew in the 2025 conflict with India.
Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS): the company and the aircraft that made its name
From helmets to guided weapons
Global Industrial & Defence Solutions was founded in Rawalpindi in 2007, a state-owned consortium of seven companies set up to make Pakistan less dependent on imported arms. It began with the basics: general-purpose bombs, depth charges, grenades, helmets and body armour. Within a decade it had moved on to guidance kits for old bombs, anti-tank and shoulder-fired missiles, and a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, and today it calls itself Pakistan’s largest defence manufacturer.
The Shahpar family
Its aviation story is unmanned. The Shahpar, a canard pusher drone with a sensor turret built near Islamabad, entered service with the Pakistan Air Force and Army in 2013; according to an engineer of its partner AERO, only the engine and tyres were imported. The Shahpar-II, shown at the Pakistan Day parade on 23 March 2021, added two hardpoints for laser-guided weapons, and Reuters reported that Pakistani sources confirmed its use in the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict.
Shahpar-III
At the IDEAS exhibition in Karachi in November 2024 GIDS unveiled the much larger Shahpar-III, claimed to stay up for 30 hours and carry up to 1,650 kg. Chief executive Asad Kamal called it the culmination of 30 years of hard work. The company also builds the Uqab and Sarkash drones, and exports to the Middle East and Africa.
Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS) in numbers
公司
- 简而言之
- Founded 2007
- State-owned consortium founded in Rawalpindi
- Pakistan’s largest defence manufacturer
- Chief executive: Asad Kamal
生产
- 最出名的是
- 沙赫帕尔无人机
- Shahpar, Shahpar-II, Shahpar-III
- Uqab and Sarkash drones
- Missiles, guided bombs, torpedoes, C4I systems
今天
- 现在
- Pakistan’s main UAV maker
- Shahpar-II reported used in the 2025 conflict
- Shahpar-III unveiled 2024
- Exports to the Middle East and Africa
这些数字
- Member companies
- seven
- Shahpar-III claimed endurance
- 30 hours2024
- Shahpar-III claimed payload
- 1,650 kg2024
Every notable Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS) aircraft
| 飞机 | 角色 | 首航 | 建造 | 地位 | 笔记 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIDS Shahpar | 战术侦察无人机 | 在服役 | Entered PAF and Army service in 2013; five aircraft per flight | ||
| GIDS Shahpar-II | Armed MALE UAV | 生产中 | Two hardpoints for laser-guided weapons; shown publicly 23 March 2021 | ||
| GIDS Shahpar-III | Armed MALE UAV | 生产中 | Unveiled at IDEAS 2024; claimed 30 h endurance | ||
| 乌卡布GIDS | 战术无人机 | 在服役 | |||
| GIDS Sarkash | Target / short-range UAV | 在服役 |
Where Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS) built, who led it, what it achieved
人们
- Asad Kamal · chief executive
Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS), year by year
GIDS founded in Rawalpindi
Shahpar enters service with the PAF and Army
Shahpar-II shown at the Pakistan Day parade
Shahpar-II specifications revealed at EDEX 2021
Shahpar-II crashes in Bhakkar district
Shahpar-III unveiled at IDEAS, Karachi
Shahpar-II reported used in the India–Pakistan conflict
Everything people ask about Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS)
What is GIDS?
Who makes the Shahpar drone?
Was the Shahpar-II used in combat?
Around Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS)