Summary: The existing National Aerospace hub at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Kamra has come a long way in aggregating the experience in highly specialized part manufacturing, special process / coatings, maintenance, repair & overhaul (MRO) of military aircraft & turbojet / turboprop engines (over 1000 aircraft & 1000 engines overhauled at PAC since 1974), to manufacturing of Super Mushshak aircraft, co-production of Falco UAVs, co-development and manufacture with China of JF-17 Thunder Aircraft. Building on the enormous existing capability, a state of the art Aviation City Pakistan is being established in Kamra with the National Aerospace Science & Technology Park (NASTP) as a cluster of Design and R&D setups, universities, vocational training institutes, private aerospace industry (R&D, manufacturing, warehousing, MRO), National Incubation Center (NIC) and Certification Authority, among others. One Window Operation & world class housing, and other amenities will also be part of the smart Aviation City along with the authorization of facilities and amenities of Special Economic Zones (SEZ). The presentation will cover this in greater detail and how the eco-system of NASTP will be leveraged for academia-industry linkages to drive innovation in aerospace industry and make Pakistan future hub of aviation in South East Asia.
