Faaz

Faaz
TypeBeyond-visual-range air-to-air missile
Place of origin Pakistan
Service history
Used by
Production history
DesignerNESCOM
ManufacturerGIDS
ProducedEarly 2020s
VariantsSee variants
Specifications
Effective firing range8 km for Faaz-SL SAM version

100km for Faaz-1 series
180 km for Faaz-2 BVRAAM
WarheadHE
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]

  1. ^ "Road to the Future". GIDS Website.
  2. ^ "IDEF 2023: GIDS reveals details of prototype air-launched missiles". Janes. 28 July 2023.
  3. ^ "MISSILE, ARTILLERY, HYPERSONICS, BALLISTICS AND SOLDIER SYSTEMS UPDATE". Battlespace. 4 August 2023.