Faaz

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Faaz
Type Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile
Place of originFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Service history
Used by
Production history
Designer NESCOM
Manufacturer GIDS
ProducedEarly 2020s
Variants See variants
Specifications
Effective firing range8 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
  • Faaz-RF: 25 km (16 mi)
  • Faaz-IIR: 40 km (25 mi)
  • Faaz-SL: 20 km (12 mi)
  • Faaz-2: 180 km (110 mi)
Maximum speed 4321.8 km/h (mach 3.5)
Guidance
system
Infrared homing and Active radar homing
Launch
platform
Aircraft & Ground vehicle

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]

Contents

Design

The 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

The 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

Operators

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See also

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