Shahpar-III
GIDS's larger MALE aircraft offering, with multiple surveillance payload types and separately specified ISR and armed configurations.
- Country / region
- Pakistan
- Programme status
- Supplier-reported status
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Multirole aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS)
- Origin / production countries
- Pakistan
- Other names
- Shahpar 3; Shahpar III
- Variants / configurations
- Current GIDS Shahpar-III configuration
- Operators / programme customers
- Customer acceptance and operator list not established
Evidence & current status
Current manufacturer offering confirmed. Operational acceptance and realised fleet performance were not established.
Role & capabilities
- Multirole aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Fixed-wing composite MALE aircraft
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Retractable landing gear
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- 170 hp heavy-fuel engine
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 64 ft wingspan
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Mass
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- 30 hours ISR; 16 hours armed configuration
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Range
- 250 km line-of-sight / 2,500+ km beyond-line-of-sight data link
Published communication distance, not aircraft radius.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- 30,000 ft ISR; 28,000 ft armed configuration
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Internal: 165 kg ISR or 75 kg armed; external capacity 400 kg
Separate configuration ratings; not simultaneously achieved maxima.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- EO/IR, radar and signals-intelligence options; AIS listed
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Redundant line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight links
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
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