The National Engineering & Scientific Commission (NESCOM) is a Pakistani government-funded defence contractor that develops, designs and sells defense hardware, including missile and weapon systems. It was funded and formed by the Government of Pakistan to develop its domestic production of weapon system.

History

National Engineering & Scientific Commission (NESCOM) was formed in 2000 by amalgamating the National Development Complex, Air Weapons Complex, Maritime Technologies Complex and the Project Management Organization. In the early 2000s, NESCOM rapidly achieved several firsts. Among them, was the development of the Shaheen family of missiles, the Babur ground-launched cruise missile and the Ra'ad air-launched cruise missile.

Organization

NESCOM is organized into divisions, with each division being headed by a scientist with 600-1000 engineers and technicians under his supervision. The following organizations are grouped together under NESCOM:

Research areas

Notable projects

Ballistic missile systems

Land-based guided missile systems

Ship-based guided missile systems

Submarine-based guided missile systems

Air-to-surface guided missile systems

Air-to-Air missiles

Guided bombs

Unguided bombs

Depleted uranium ammunition

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Naval systems