Located approximately midway
between Islamabad and Peshawar, the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC),
Kamra, is an organ of the Pakistan Ministry of Defence. It is collaboratingwith
NAMC in China in developing a new jet trainer known as Karakorum 8, and
was discussing in early 1988, with one French and two US manufacturers,
the possible license assembly of a light armed utility helicopter.
Mirage Rebuild Factory (MRF): The Mirage Rebuild Factory at Kamra, opened in 1978, can accomplish complete overhaul of Mirage III/5 aircraft. Atar 9C turbojets, and associated components and accessories, and has a current capacity of eight aircraft and over 30 engines per year. It has undertaken the overhaul of third country (UAE) Mirage III/5s and their engines. In 1988 it was being upgraded to enable it to overhaul the Pratt & Whittney F100-PW-200 turbofan. The MRF has a site are of some 810,000 sq meters or 8,715,000 sq ft and a workforce of nearly 1,700. It has undertaken the overhaul of 43 Mirage III O and 7 Mirage III DO aircraft , acquired from Australia and also recovered 3 crashed aircraft in 1996. Aircraft Manufacturing Factory (AMF): The Aircraft Manufacturing Factory came into operation in mid-1981, as a license production center for the Saab Safari/Supporter two/three seat light aircraft , which has the Pakistani name Mushshak. Progressive assembly of the first 90 of these aircraft began in 1976 from semi knocked down kits, and it is now being manufactured at Kamra from raw materials. By early 1988 about 150 examples of the Mushshak were in service with various units of the Pakistan Army and Air Force, with output continuing at the rate of 15 a year. In mid-1986 work began on installing a more powerful 156.6 kW (210 hp) Teledyne Continental TIO-360-MB engine, resulting in a considerable increase in performance. Production tooling was in hard in early 1988 for modifying additional aircraft, with series production expected to begin in December 1988 after US certification to FAR Pt 23. Atleast 100 of the updated version are said to be required. Major facilities at the AMF include equipment to to manufacture all GRP components of the Mushshak. Engines, instruments, electrical equipment and radios are imported, but almost all other items are manufactured locally. To date, around 275 aircraft have been produced and some have been exported to Iran, Syria and Oman F-6 Rebuild Factory (F-6RB): The F-6 Rebuild Factory was established in 1980 for the primary purpose of overhauling the Pakistan Air Force's Chinese Shenyang F-6 aircraft and their airframe accessories. It was authorized to manufacture about 4,000 spares items for that aircraft, and also produce the 1,140 litre auxilary fuel tanks fitted to the F-6. It had a capacity of 224 aircraft a year. Engines for the F-6 were rebuilt at Faisal, a Pakistan Air Force Base at Karachi. The F-6RF possesses modern technical facilities for various engineering processes such as surface treatment, heat treatment, forging, casting, non-destructive testing and other machine tools required to manufacture items from raw materials. The F-6RF has now begun overhaul of Pakistan Air Force FT-5s, FT-6s, and A-5s. Recently it has started overhauling F-7Ps and the FT-7Ps aircraft in PAF service. Kamra Avionics And Radar Factory (MRF): It began operating in 1987. Currently employes over 500 engineers and technicians. At present, rebuilding MPDR-45 E radars, complex components and electronic modules, Caterpillar / Siemens power generators. Has modern, environmentally controlled and ASD equiped electronics workshops, environmental test chamber, sophisticated test, measurement and diagnostic facilities. Shortly undertaking rebuilding of Siemens control and reporting center. Involved in co-production of airborne radars and RWRs for the fighters. COPYRIGHT © 1999-2002
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