Pakistan loitering munitions need mesh nets for IADS survival
Pakistan loitering munitions and naval drones will need resilient mesh links so strike and sensor data survive dense air defence and electronic warfare, planning suggests.
Admiral Naveed Ashraf has stressed capability—including mesh networking, AI, and manned-unmanned teaming—over buying more large platforms.
Mesh networks let ships, aircraft, drones and shore stations relay data so traffic can reroute if a node is lost or jammed.
NESCOM is developing Shahpar-3 UAV, Muhassir USV and Israr AUV systems; some programmes, including Shahpar-3, are still incomplete.
Survivability of precision-guided munitions in dense air defence and electronic warfare has been a NESCOM concern since before 2024.
Edge radios, drone-control software and sensor-fusion tools are among the supplier opportunities tied to these requirements.