Heavy Industries Taxila
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Native name | Urdu: ہیوی انڈسٹریز ٹیکسلا |
|---|---|
| State owned enterprises | |
| Industry | Defence |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Headquarters | Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan |
Area served | Pakistan |
Key people |
LGen Syed Wajid Hussain[1] (Chairman) Col (R) Aqeel Ahmed, Si(M) Secretary HIT Board |
| Products |
Ammunitions Artillerys Combat vehicles |
| Services | R&D |
| Website | www.hit.gov.pk |
The Heavy Industries Taxila (reporting name: HIT), is a major defence, military contractor, engineering conglomerate, and military corporation located in Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan.[2]
The HIT is noted as being one of the largest defence contractor and has grown into a military industrial complex since its foundation 1971.[3] The HIT promotes, markets, engineers, develops, and undertakes heavy engineering works for Pakistan's military and for the civilian law enforcement agencies.[4] Leadership in HIT is provided through the appointments made in the GHQ by the chief of army staff who approves the appointment to its chairmanship.[1]
Besides developing the heavy works, the HIT also provides military gears for Pakistan's military, building krytron and developing technology involving the solid-state lighting.[4]
Production
Former
- Type 69-II - Main battle tank produced under license.
- Type 85-IIAP - Main battle tank produced under license.
- M113 - Armoured personnel carrier produced under license.
Current
Main battle tanks (MBT)
Artillery
- MKEK Panter towed howitzer.
Armoured personnel carriers (APC)
- Talha - APC based on M113 chassis with 5 road wheels, accommodates 11 fully equipped troops. 250 delivered to the Pakistan Army by 2006.[5]
- Saad - APC based on the Talha design. Modified with extended hull and 6 road wheels, 14.5 mm machine gun, improved armour protection and a more powerful engine supplied by Germany's MTU. Accommodates 13 fully equipped troops.
- Sakb - Armoured command vehicle based on Talha APC.[6]
- Al-Hamza - Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) based on the Saad APC, fitted with 25 mm automatic cannon, an export product not in service with the Pakistan Army.[7]
- Armoured guided missile carriers:
- Maaz - Based on the Talha APC, armed with the Baktar-Shikan anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) launcher and operated by a crew of 4. There is capacity for 8 extra rounds and the missile firing unit on the roof is retracted into the cabin for reloading.[8]
- Mouz - Based on the Talha APC, armed with either the RBS 70 or Anza I/II air-defence missile systems. The missile firing unit on the roof is retracted into the cabin for reloading.[9]
- Auxiliary armoured vehicles:
- Al-Hadeed - Armoured recovery vehicle (ARV) based on Saad APC.[10]
- Al-Qaswa - Armoured logistics vehicle (ALV) based on the Talha APC.[11]
Armoured cars
- Mohafiz — armoured security vehicle based on the Land Rover Defender.
Under development
- 155 mm Self-propelled artillery gun - Project revealed at IDEAS 2002 defence exhibition.[12]
- Al-Khalid II - Under development.
- Burraq MRAP vehicle - Under development.[13]
See also
References
- 1 2 Associate Press of Pakistan. "Defence Production Minister visits Heavy Industries Taxila". Associate Press of Pakistan.
- ↑ Contacting HIT. "Contacting HIT". Contacting HIT. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ History of HIT. "History of HIT". History of HIT. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- 1 2 Products of the HIT. "Products of the HIT". Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ ARG. "Talha Armored Personnel Carrier". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
- ↑ ARG. "Talha Armored Personnel Carrier". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
- ↑ ARG. "Talha Armored Personnel Carrier". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
- ↑ ARG. "Talha Armored Personnel Carrier". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
- ↑ ARG. "Talha Armored Personnel Carrier". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
- ↑ ARG. "Talha Armored Personnel Carrier". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
- ↑ ARG. "Talha Armored Personnel Carrier". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
- ↑ "Highlights from IDEAS 2002". Acig.org. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
- ↑ Ansari, Usman (19 March 2013). "Pakistan To Unveil MRAP Vehicle". Defense News. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Heavy Mechanical Complex Official Website
- HITEC (Heavy Industries Taxila Education City - official website
- Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) brochure
- Heavy Industries Tenders
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