SRAD surveillance radar

Also known as

SRAD
Surveillance Radar (SRAD)

SRAD is a medium-range S-band surveillance radar under development by the Sensors Division at Pakistan's National Aerospace Science and Technology Park. NASTP describes the radar as an AESA and digital-beamforming system designed for surveillance and surface-to-air missile acquisition roles.

SRAD surveillance radar, Medium-range S-band surveillance and acquisition radar, Air Defense

Image source: NASTP Sensor Division

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Pakistan
Built by: National Aerospace Science and Technology Park
Type: Medium-range S-band surveillance and acquisition radar
Service note: 2020s development program
Designer: NASTP Sensors Division
Designed: 2020s
Produced: Under development in the 2020s
Number built: Not publicly documented

Specifications

Role: Surveillance radar and acquisition radar for surface-to-air missile systems
Frequency band: S-band
Radar architecture: Active electronically scanned array with digital beamforming
Development status: Under development by the NASTP Sensors Division
Division context: Part of NASTP's radar and sensor indigenization work across HF, L, S, and X bands
Program context: NASTP is a Pakistan Air Force-led technology ecosystem approved by Pakistan's government as a strategic national project

Development Context

NASTP presents SRAD as part of its Sensors Division portfolio rather than as a documented conflict-use system. The division's public profile places SRAD inside a wider Pakistan Air Force-led effort to localize radar and sensor work across HF, L, S, and X bands, including radar upgrades, IFF modules, and active and passive surveillance sensors.

Public status

SRAD is described by NASTP as under development, with a proof-of-concept design for surveillance and surface-to-air missile acquisition roles.

No direct source was found for operational conflict use or serial production.

Timeline

SRAD surveillance radar Key Events

Jan 1, 2021
Sensors Division established
NASTP says its Sensor Division was established in September 2021 to support radar and sensor indigenization work.
Sources: NASTP Sensor Division
2020s
SRAD proof-of-concept listed
NASTP lists SRAD as a medium-range S-band surveillance radar under development, with a proof-of-concept design for surveillance and SAM acquisition roles.
Sources: NASTP Sensor Division

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Sources

NASTP Sensor DivisionPublisher: National Aerospace Science and Technology Park | Note: Supports SRAD manufacturer context, S-band surveillance and acquisition roles, development status, AESA and digital-beamforming description, and the local hero/gallery image copied from NASTP's official SRAD image at https://nastp.gov.pk/assets_main/img/alpha/sensors/sensor_08.jpg. | Accessed: 2026-07-13 NASTP Main ProfilePublisher: National Aerospace Science and Technology Park | Note: Supports NASTP's Pakistan Air Force-led and government-approved strategic technology-ecosystem context. | Accessed: 2026-07-13 Quwa NASTP SR-3D S-Band Short-Range RadarPublisher: Quwa | Note: Specialist context for NASTP Sensors Division S-band air-defense radar work and adjacent SR-3D surveillance/acquisition radar development; does not document SRAD conflict use. | Accessed: 2026-07-13