National Engineering and Scientific Commission
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| Abbreviation | NESCOM |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | National Development Complex |
| Formation | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Location |
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Director | Dr.Shahid Nabeel |
Parent organization | Strategic Plans Division (SPD), Ministry of Defence (Pakistan) |
Budget | Classified |
Staff | 36,000 |
Formerly called |
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.[1]
Organization
In 2004, it was revealed by then-Director Samar Mubarakmand that NESCOM had a staff of around 36000 It was revealed that NESCOM was organized into divisions, Each division was headed by a top scientist of international repute having around 600-1000 engineers and technicians under his supervision.
Also, it is believed that NESCOM's predecessor organization, NDC was changed into a sub-organization of NESCOM in 2001. NESCOM is supposed to have four sub-ordinate organizations:
- National Development Complex (NDC)
- Air Weapons Complex (AWC)
- Marine Technologies Complex (MTC)
- Project Management Organization (PMO)
Projects
- Burraq - unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) armed with laser-guided missiles
- Barq - laser guided air-to-surface missile
- Babur (Hatf VII) - cruise missile with a reported range of 700 km.
- H-4, H-2 - precision-guided munition widely known to be designed in collaboration with Denel of South Africa
- Shaheen-I - ballistic missile with a range of 700 km. The missile was originally designed by NDC in the mid and late 90s.
- Shaheen-IA - an upgraded version of the Shaheen-I witha range of 900 km. The upgrade was supposedly carried out by NESCOM in the early 2000s.
- Shaheen-II - solid-fuel ballistic missile with a reported range of 2500 km.
- Shaheen-III - solid-fuel ballistic missile with a reported range of 2750 km .
