National Engineering and Scientific Commission
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| Abbreviation | NESCOM |
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| Predecessor | National Development Complex |
| Formation | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan |
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Director
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Dr. Nabeel Hayat Malik |
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Parent organization
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Strategic Plans Division (SPD), Ministry of Defence Production |
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Budget
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Classified |
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Staff
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36,000 |
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Formerly called
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National Development Complex NDC |
The National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM) is a civilian controlled scientific and engineering organization in Pakistan, carrying out research and development in many areas including information technology, fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and chemical engineering, with specialties in the design and production of communication systems and aerodynamic vehicles.
In 2007 it was reported that NESCOM had exported products worth approximately $40 million annually to various countries in the Middle East, South East Asia and Africa. According to then Chairman Samar Mubarakmand, NESCOM had developed various communication systems and electronic counter-measures systems for the Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan Navy.
NESCOM is the successor of the National Development Complex (NDC) which was formed in 1993 as a separate organization. NDC was formed to bring the missile development efforts of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and the Pakistan Army under one roof. In 2001, under President Pervez Musharraf, a major reorganization of Pakistan's strategic organizations took place. In this reorganization, a new organization was formed, the Strategic Plans Division (SPD), and all strategic organizations were placed under the SPD.
In 2001, NDC and its sister organizations, the Project Management Organization (PMO), the Air Weapons Complex (AWC) and the Maritime Technologies Complex (MTC) were grouped together to form the National Engineering and Scientific Commission - NESCOM. NDC then became the ground-based missile systems division of NESCOM.
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