Aviation / Aerospace

GIDS Shahpar

Unarmed Reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) [ 2012 ]

The GIDS Shahpar UAV offers an unmanned over-battlefield reconnaissance capability to the Pakistani Air Force and Army services.

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The nation of Pakistan has embraced the role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) over the battlefield and this is proven by adoptions into service of such products as the GIDS "Shahpar". The system is intended for the unarmed reconnaissance role in the medium-altitude range and sports some built-in autonomy for various critical actions such as landings and take-offs. Mission payloads revolve around various camera and sensor fits for both day and night time operations. "GIDS" is the acronym representing "Global Industrial Defence Solutions" of Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

The GIDS Shahpar entered formal service in 2012 with the Pakistan military (Air Force and Army) and it has also served the Saudi Air Force to an extent.

The Shahpar is arranged in a "canard pusher" configuration meaning a small set of wings (canards) are fitted ahead of the wing mainplanes (mounted aft) and the engine drives a propeller unit in "pusher" configuration at the rear of the fuselage. This allows the frontal section of the fuselage to be used for carrying the mission packages as well as fuel and powerplant. The wing mainplanes exhibit slight sweepback and are capped at their tips by vertical fins. This clears the rear section of the aircraft for the three-bladed propeller unit used for propulsion. The wheeled undercarriage is fixed under the aircraft during flight (non-retractable) and an optics blister (Zumr-I (EP) multi-sensor unit) is seen under the fuselage.

Overall length is 4.2 meters with a wingspan of 6.6 meters. Payload weights reach 50 kilograms with the vehicle's gross take-off weight being 480 kilograms. Performance-wise, the Shahpar can reach cruising speeds up to 150 kph up to an altitude of 17,000 feet. Range is out to 250 kilometers and limited by the data link. Power is from a single Rotax 912 series 4-cylinder, four-stroke, reduction-drive engine of 100 horsepower. This Austrian-originated powerplant powers many small and ultralight aircraft worldwide.

The Shahpar platform offers ground commanders real-time data delivery. Guidance and tracking is through a GPS-based system with optional manual control and autonomy built-in. Landing actions are also autonomous or manual and can rely on a drag chute for short runway operation.©MilitaryFactory.com

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Specifications

Service Year

2012

Origin

Pakistan

Status

ACTIVE
In Limited Service.

Crew

0
UNMANNED

Production

12
UNITS

Global Industrial Defence Solutions (GIDS) - Pakistan

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Pakistan; Saudi Arabia

(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)

✓ Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaissance (ISR), Scout
Surveil ground targets / target areas to assess environmental threat levels, enemy strength, or enemy movement.

✓ Unmanned Capability
Aircraft inherently designed (or later developed) with an unmanned capability to cover a variety of over-battlefield roles.

Length

13.8 ft
(4.20 m)

Width/Span

21.7 ft
(6.60 m)

Empty Wgt

838 lb
(380 kg)

MTOW

1,058 lb
(480 kg)

Wgt Diff

+220 lb
(+100 kg)

(Showcased structural values pertain to the base GIDS Shahpar production variant)

Installed: 1 x Rotax 912 engine developing 100 horsepower.

Max Speed

99 mph
(160 kph | 86 kts)

Ceiling

16,404 ft
(5,000 m | 3 mi)

Range

155 mi
(250 km | 463 nm)

♦ MACH Regime (Sonic)

Sub

Trans

Super

Hyper

HiHyper

ReEntry

♦

(Showcased performance specifications pertain to the base GIDS Shahpar production variant. Compare this aircraft entry against any other in our database or View aircraft by powerplant type)

None. Mission payload consisting of sensor, camera and tracking systems.

Supported Types

(Not all ordnance types may be represented in the showcase above)

Shahpar - Base Series Name

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