The Faaz (Urdu: فاز, "victorious") is a family of under-development beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile produced by Pakistani defense conglomerate GIDS. It is intended for use both by air platforms as air to air missiles as well as ground based air defense (GBAD) system units as a surface to air missile.[1][2][3]
| Faaz | |
|---|---|
| Type | Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile |
| Place of origin |  Pakistan |
| Service history | |
| Used by | |
| Production history | |
| Designer | NESCOM |
| Manufacturer | GIDS |
| Produced | Early 2020s |
| Variants | See variants |
| Specifications | |
| Effective firing range | 8 km for Faaz-SL SAM version 100km for Faaz-1 series 180 km for Faaz-2 BVRAAM |
| Warhead | HE |
Detonation mechanism | Proximity fuze/Contact fuze |
Operational range |
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| Maximum speed | 4321.8 km/h (mach 3.5) |
Guidance system | Infrared homing and Active radar homing |
Launch platform | Aircraft & Ground vehicle |
Design
editThe design of the Faaz is inspired from the Chinese SD-10 missile. GIDS maintains it locally manufactures and owns intellectual property rights of the Faaz missile.[4]
History
editThe Faaz was first revealed to the public during the IDEF 2023 at Turkey. Both air variants and the SAM version were displayed. In 2024, media reports emerged from Turkey and Pakistan that both countries were planning to merge missile technology projects. It is expected that the Faaz and GÖKTUĞ missile projects will be merged in the near future.[5]
Variants
edit- Faaz-RF: (Faaz-Radio Frequency) Active radar guided version with 25km detection range.[1][4]
- Faaz-IIR: (Faaz-Imaging Infra-Red) Infrared homing version with 40km detection range.[1][4]
- Faaz-SL: (Faaz-Surface Launched) SAM variant with max range of 20-25km. Operated from a ground vehicle.[1][6]
- Faaz-2: Upgraded BVRAAM version with up to 180km range.[2]
Operators
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Pakistan
See also
edit- PL-12 – (China)
- AIM-120 AMRAAM – (United States)
- AIM-7 Sparrow – (United States)
- R-77 – (Russia)
- Meteor (missile) – (France, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Spain, Sweden)
- Astra (missile) – (India)
- PL-15 – (China)
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Road to the Future". GIDS Website.
- ^ a b "IDEF 2023: GIDS reveals details of prototype air-launched missiles". Janes. 28 July 2023.
- ^ "MISSILE, ARTILLERY, HYPERSONICS, BALLISTICS AND SOLDIER SYSTEMS UPDATE". Battlespace. 4 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Ansari, Usman (3 August 2023). "Pakistani defense conglomerate unveils new drone, missiles at IDEF". Defense News.
- ^ "Turkey, Pakistan Collaborate on Development of Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missiles". Defense Security Asia. 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan's Defence Industry Lays Out Ambitious Future Roadmap". Quwa. 22 May 2023.