Pakistan Air Force Reveals New Loitering Munitions, Decoys & Cruise Missiles

The Pakistan Air Force presented a group of domestically associated loitering munitions, decoys and cruise-missile designs, including an improved YIHA-III or Sivrisinek-related aircraft, Lightning-1, Lightning-2 and Arrow-1. The displays also featured a jet-powered decoy or munition resembling the Turkish Şimşek family, reflecting several approaches to stand-off attack and electronic deception. These are distinct systems with different proposed roles, from expendable target decoys to longer-range precision weapons, rather than one integrated operational missile package. Public disclosures do not establish that every displayed design has completed qualification or entered series production, and some technical designations and operational details remain uncertain.