Air Weapons Complex
| Defence Company | |
| Industry | Aerospace and defense technology |
| Founded | 18 February 1992 |
| Headquarters | Wah, Punjab, Pakistan |
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Key people
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Air Vice Marshal Shahaab Shafqat, Director-General |
| Products | Aerospace equipment Military aircraft Communication & Navigation equipment Space systems |
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Number of employees
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30,000 |
| Parent | Pakistan Aeronautical Complex |
Air Weapons Complex (AWC) is a development and production centre for airborne weapons systems in Pakistan, more recently becoming involved in various commercial and other non-military projects also. The facility began operations in 1992 and has since grown considerably. Located near Wah, Pakistan, AWC now works under the umbrella organization of NESCOM.
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-link17 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.
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