Azb REK
- Name
- Azb
- Field
- glide bomb
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Azb • Type — Glide bomb • Is Ranged — y • Is Explosive — y • Is Missile — y • Service — 2019 - present • Wars — * Insurgency in Balochistan • Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar • Designer — Air Weapons Complex • Manufacturer — Global Industrial Defence Solutions Qaswa Industries • Max Range — 30km-280km • Filling — Mk. 81 Mk. 82 Mk. 83 Mk. 84 • Speed — Mach 0.6-0.9 • Guidance — INS GNSS • Accuracy — =200 km • Warhead: Mk. 81/PK-81
Azb-82
Azb-82
Range Extension Kit for Mark 82 bombs. • Contractor: GIDS, Qaswa Industries • Guidance: INS, GNSS, Infrared homing • Weight: 230 kg • Aircraft Compatibility: UCAVs, Combat aircraft • Range: 100 km • Warhead: Mk. 82/PK-82
Azb-83
Azb-83
• Contractor: Qaswa Industries • Guidance: INS, GNSS, Infrared homing • Weight: 600 to • Aircraft Compatibility: Combat aircraft • Range: 100 km • Warhead: Mk. 83/PK-83
Azb-83LR
Azb-83LR
Enhanced version of the Azb-83 which features upgraded sub-systems and navigation systems. Fitted with turbo-jet engine. • Contractor: Qaswa Industries • Guidance: INS, GNSS, Infrared homing • Weight: 800 to • Aircraft Compatibility: Combat aircraft • Range: 250 to • Warhead: Mk. 83/PK-83
Azb-84
Azb-84
• Contractor: Qaswa Industries • Guidance: INS, GNSS, Infrared homing • Weight: 1150 to • Aircraft Compatibility: Combat aircraft • Range: 90 km • Warhead: Mk. 84/PK-84
Azb-V & Azb-VI
Azb-V & Azb-VI
Range Extension Kits for Mark-84 GPBs are under development by GIDS. Revealed during IDEF-2023.
Launch platforms
Launch platforms
• JF-17 Thunder • Mirage-III ROSE • Mirage-V ROSE • Bayraktar Akıncı • Bayraktar TB2 • GIDS Shahpar-III
Combat history
Combat history
Amidst the 2024 Iran–Pakistan conflict, the Pakistan Air Force launched airstrikes on BLA targets within Iran in a military operation codenamed Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar during which PAF utilized Azb REKs to destroy 7 terrorist hideouts.
Operators
Operators
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reference work
- “Azb REK”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q135212774: Azb REK
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Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Azb Range Extension Kits. Qaswa Industries Website.
- 2.GIDS Catalogue. GIDS Official Website.
- 3.Qaswa Industries AZB Range-Extension Kit (REK). Quwa.org. 2024-12-08.
- 4.IDEF 2023: GIDS developing new guidance kit for 'dumb' bombs. Janes. 2023-07-28.
- 5.AZB Series Range Extension Kits. Qaswa Industries.
- 6.Pakistan developing smart bombs for export. Intelligence Online. 2025-01-20.
- 7.Qaswa Industries AZB-81LR Small Diameter Bomb (SDB). Quwa.org. 2024-11-23.
- 8.Khan, Bilal. Pakistan's GIDS Shines with Strong Munitions Portfolio. Quwa. 2024-11-22.
- 9.Road to the Future. GIDS Official Website.
- 10.Pakistan Plans to Integrate AZB-81L Smart Precision Bomb into Turkish and Chinese Systems Ahead of Export. Army Recognition. 2025-01-20.
- 11.Пакистан нанес ответные авиаудары по Ирану. Sarbaz. 2024-01-18.
- 12.Nigeria Takes Delivery of 3 JF-17 Thunder Fighters. Quwa. 2021-05-23.
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