Margalla Electronics
Encyclopedia
Margalla Electronics is an electronics defence company located at Margalla Hills
in Islamabad
, Pakistan
. This company is involved in research and development for electronic equipment for Pakistan armed forces. ME was founded and established by noted Pakistan nuclear Scientist dr. Samar Mubarakmand
in 1984. ME is nation's one of the main electronic parts and techonology provider. Margalla Electronics is a subsidiary of NESCOM
. ME also actively supports other strategic sectors such as defense (Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL)), space (SUPARCO),civil aviation, information and broadcasting, telecommunications, insurance, banking, police, and para-military Forces, oil and gas, power, space education, health, agriculture, steel and coal.
Margalla Hills
The Margalla Hills—the foothills of the Himalayas—are a series of small-elevation hills located north of Islamabad, Pakistan. Margalla Range has an area of 12,605 hectares. The hill range nestles between an elevation of 685 meters at the western end and 1,604 meters on its east.- Etymology :Two...
in Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. This company is involved in research and development for electronic equipment for Pakistan armed forces. ME was founded and established by noted Pakistan nuclear Scientist dr. Samar Mubarakmand
Samar Mubarakmand
Samar Mubarakmand , , is a Pakistani nuclear physicist, who served as the founding chairman of National Engineering and Scientific Commission from 2001 till 2007. Samar Mubarak-Mand launched the Missile Integration Programme in 1987 which was successfully completed in 2005...
in 1984. ME is nation's one of the main electronic parts and techonology provider. Margalla Electronics is a subsidiary of NESCOM
National Engineering and Scientific Commission
National Engineering and Scientific Commission is a civilian controlled Pakistani scientific and research organization carrying out research in many engineering and scientific areas including information technology, fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering,...
. ME also actively supports other strategic sectors such as defense (Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL)), space (SUPARCO),civil aviation, information and broadcasting, telecommunications, insurance, banking, police, and para-military Forces, oil and gas, power, space education, health, agriculture, steel and coal.
Description
Margalla Electronics (ME) was created in 1984 as a self reliance project under the Defence Production Division to support the Defence Services in the field of electronics. The support includes:- Repair and rebuild of electronic equipment used by the Pakistan armed services
- Applied research to improve equipment performance and reliability
- Original design and production
- Within a short span of time ME has accumulated sophisticated skills and hardware necessary for assembling, testing, and repairing of various types of military electronics products. ME has co-produced and fielded sophisticated state-of-the-art radar systems and communications equipment jointly with various international companies.
- Local assembly of ground field radars for the Pakistan armed services
- Research and development of electronic systems for Babur cruise missileBabur missileBabur , also designated Hatf VII, is the first land attack cruise missile to be developed by Pakistan....
See also
- National Engineering and Scientific CommissionNational Engineering and Scientific CommissionNational Engineering and Scientific Commission is a civilian controlled Pakistani scientific and research organization carrying out research in many engineering and scientific areas including information technology, fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering,...
- National Radio Telecommunication Corporation
- National Institute of Electronics
- Electronic Development Center
- Pakistan Atomic Energy CommissionPakistan Atomic Energy CommissionThe Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, , is an administrative governmental and autonomous science and technology governmental department of Pakistan, responsible for development of nuclear energy and development of nuclear power sector in Pakistan...