KARACHI: Chief of Military Employees (COAS) Common Asim Munir visited the continued twelfth version of the Worldwide Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) on the Expo Centre in Karachi, commending the energetic participation of pleasant nations, the army’s media wing mentioned on Wednesday.
In keeping with a press release issued by the Inter-Providers Public Relations (ISPR), the military chief noticed an “spectacular show of arms and gear by each home and worldwide exhibitors”.
Through the exhibition, COAS Munir additionally engaged in significant interactions with overseas army officers and protection delegates current on the occasion.
A complete of 557 exhibitors are taking part within the exhibition of which 333 are worldwide exhibitors whereas 224 are home exhibitors.
Moreover, defence producers from 36 nations have arrange stalls, with 17 of those nations taking part for the primary time.
Over 300 overseas delegates from 53 nations attended the occasion and confirmed full confidence within the exhibition and the defence trade of Pakistan.
A big spotlight of the event was the inauguration of the Shahpar-III, a state-of-the-art fight Unmanned Aerial Automobile (UAV) developed by World Industrial Defence Options (GIDS) Pakistan.
The Shahpar-III boasts superior capabilities, together with an operational ceiling of 35,000 ft and an endurance of over 24 hours. It’s outfitted to hold a variety of munitions, together with bombs, missiles, and torpedoes.
IDEAS 2024 marks the twelfth version of Pakistan’s premier defence exhibition, which commenced on November 19 and can conclude on November 22.
Earlier, upon his arrival at Karachi, the military chief was warmly obtained by Lieutenant Common Babar Iftikhar, Corps Commander Karachi.