Air Weapons Complex

Air Weapons Complex
Company type	State-owned Enterprise
Industry	Aerospace, Defence
Founded	18 February 1992
Headquarters	Wah Cantonment, Punjab, Pakistan, Pakistan
Area served	Pakistan
Owner	MoD
Parent	NESCOM

The Air Weapons Complex (AWC) is a scientific research and development enterprise under the National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM) that engages and leads projects in airborne applications of explosive engineering.

Established in 1992 by the Pakistan Air Force, the AWC is dedicated towards developing and integrating the aerospace warfighting technologies and providing warfighting capabilities to the Pakistan Air Force. The AWC has designed and developed the air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) for the Air Force and participated in technical demonstrations in conjunction with nation's major defense contractors such as NESCOM, DESTO and the NDC.

Products

Airborne systems

Airborne Video Tape Recorder (AVTR) system
Airborne Digital Data Recorder system
Infra-red search and track (IRST) system
GPS navigation system
Mechanical gyro and iFOG-based inertial navigation system (INS)
MOHAFIZ counter-measures dispensing system
Laser guidance for Mk.80 series bombs (license-manufactured design from the US)

Air-launched weaponry

Practice bombs (6 kg, 11 kg)
250 kg Pre-fragmented bomb
250 kg Mk.82 general-purpose bomb
500 kg Mk.83 bomb
1000 kg Mk.84 bomb
Mk.80 series general-purpose bomb tail units (low drag or high drag speed-retarding devices)
HAFR-1, HAFR-2 and RPB-1 anti-runway weapons
H-2 SOW
H-4 SOW
Ra'ad ALCM
Ra'ad-II ALCM

Electronics

Air Defence Automation System (C4I system) - given to Bangladesh, installed by AWC engineers circa 2005.
Electronic fuses for air-launched weapons (impact and proximity fuses)
Real-time ACMI system
Voice/Fax/Data encryption system

Other

Multi-Spectral Camouflage Net - camouflages against night-vision, infra-red, radar and millimeter wave sensors as well as visual detection. Stated to reduce an object's radar cross-section (RCS) by 86% on average and reduce average detection range by 43.8%.

Technical Expertise

Software Development for Mission Critical Systems
Nondestructive Testing Software and Mechanical Support
Electronic System Design and Production
Prototyping and Production of Specialized Mechanical Assemblies
Mechanical Components Precision Manufacturing
TQM Practices
Mil-Spec Qualifications
CAD/CAM Support

UAV project

The Air Weapons Complex embarked on a project for the indigenous development of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) in mid-1998. The Sky Tracker and Sky Navigator software suites were developed for the ground-based tracking of UAVs. The software retrieves the GPS position data from the UAV via a radio data-link 17 and uses it to show the position of the UAV as a 2D plot along with other essential data such as, speed, altitude, heading, etc. This plot can be overlaid onto area maps as well. This information is used by the pilot for flying the UAV from the ground-based command station.

References

^ ^a ^b "Kamra". Federation of Atomic Scientists.
^ ^a ^b Pike, John. "Kamra - Pakistan Special Weapons Facilities". www.globalsecurity.org.
^ Doug Richardson, “Pakistan tests Hatf 8 air-launched cruise missile,” Jane’s Missiles and Rockets, 1 September 2007; “Pakistan missile test,”
^ "Air Weapons Complex (AWC) | Facilities | NTI". www.nti.org. NTI Air. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "Air Weapons Complex, Pakistan". articles.janes.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
^ "Defense & Security Intelligence & Analysis: IHS Jane's - IHS". articles.janes.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
^ "Hafr-1 and -2 RBP-1 Runway Penetration Bomb, Pakistan". Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
^ "Pakistan tests ballistic missile". BBC News. 29 April 2011.
^ "Bangladesh adopts Pakistan-made air defence system". Pakistan Times (pakistantimes.net). Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
^ "Article 4". Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
^ "Defense & Security Intelligence & Analysis: IHS Jane's - IHS". articles.janes.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.

[fas.org-1] "Kamra". Federation of Atomic Scientists.

[auto-2] Pike, John. "Kamra - Pakistan Special Weapons Facilities". www.globalsecurity.org.

[3] Doug Richardson, “Pakistan tests Hatf 8 air-launched cruise missile,” Jane’s Missiles and Rockets, 1 September 2007; “Pakistan missile test,”

[NTI_Air-4] "Air Weapons Complex (AWC) | Facilities | NTI". www.nti.org. NTI Air. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[5] "Air Weapons Complex, Pakistan". articles.janes.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.

[6] "Defense & Security Intelligence & Analysis: IHS Jane's - IHS". articles.janes.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.

[7] "Hafr-1 and -2 RBP-1 Runway Penetration Bomb, Pakistan". Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.

[8] "Pakistan tests ballistic missile". BBC News. 29 April 2011.

[9] "Bangladesh adopts Pakistan-made air defence system". Pakistan Times (pakistantimes.net). Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2011.

[10] "Article 4". Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2013.

[11] "Defense & Security Intelligence & Analysis: IHS Jane's - IHS". articles.janes.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.