National Engineering & Scientific Commission
The National Engineering & Scientific Commission (NESCOM) (Urdu: قومی ماموریت برائے مہندسی و سائنسی علوم) is a Pakistani government-funded defence contractor that develops, designs and sells defense hardware, including missile and weapon systems.[1] It was funded and formed by the Government of Pakistan to develop its domestic production of weapon system.National Engineering & Scientific Commission (NESCOM) was formed in 2000 by amalgamating the National Development Complex, Air Weapons Complex, Maritime Technologies Complex and the Project Management Organization.[1] In the early 2000s, NESCOM rapidly achieved several firsts.NESCOM is organized into divisions, with each division being headed by a scientist with 600-1000 engineers and technicians under his supervision.