Syed Naveed Abbas

UAS Operations & Training Manager · Winged Innovative Solutions (WIS), National Centre of Unmanned Aerial Systems (NCUAS)

Dec 2025 – Present · Pakistan

• Lead operational UAS flying and training activities for multiple indigenous UAV platforms including LMs, Hybrid VTOLs, Electric VTOLs.
• Conduct and supervise flight trials, validation sorties and operational check flights.
• Develop and deliver simulator and live-flight training for UAV pilots and instructors.
• Establish standardized flight procedures, checklists and emergency-handling drills.
• Supervise mission planning, route design and payload integration for test and operational missions.
• Coordinate with engineering and maintenance teams to support airworthiness and flight-line readiness.

Deputy Director (Operations & Training) – UAS · Pakistan Air Force, Air Headquarters

May 2024 – Jul 2025 · Islamabad, Pakistan

• Directed standardized UAV operational practices across multiple units to support safe and effective UAS employment.
• Developed and enforced operational manuals and SOPs for UAS operations, safety and training.
• Supervised induction, evaluation and integration of indigenous and imported UAS platforms.
• Led / supported Quality Assurance validation and acceptance testing of new systems before operational deployment.
• Formulated policies and procedures aimed at improving command-level control, training efficiency and operational readiness.

Officer Commanding – UAS Squadron · Pakistan Air Force

Jun 2022 – May 2024

• Commanded an operational UAV flying squadron responsible for mission readiness, crew certification and safe flight operations.
• Served as UAV Instructor and Test Pilot, delivering simulator and in-flight instruction.
• Planned and supervised operational missions including route design, payload configuration and contingency planning.
• Supervised flight-line activities, aircraft serviceability and airworthiness prior to launch.
• Developed and implemented structured UAV pilot training programmes and mentored more than 100 aircrew.

Officer Commanding – Quality Assurance Squadron · Pakistan Air Force

Jun 2020 – Jun 2022

• Directed Quality Assurance inspections covering fighter aircraft, helicopters and radar systems across multiple units.
• Oversaw technical and administrative audits supporting airworthiness and operational integrity.
• Implemented corrective-action and compliance programmes to maintain required QA standards.
• Represented the organisation as QA Lead during international exercises.

Assistant Director Flight Safety · Air Headquarters

Jul 2018 – Jul 2020 · Islamabad, Pakistan

• Conducted investigations into aviation incidents and developed preventive measures to reduce recurrence.
• Drafted Flight Safety directives, including FOD/BASH control programmes implemented across PAF bases.
• Integrated UAV flight-safety practices within the broader flight-safety framework.
• Conducted flight-safety audits across airbases and supported compliance with established standards.

UAV Flying Instructor / UAV Pilot · Various Pakistan Air Force UAS Squadrons

Jan 2008 – Dec 2018

• Logged more than 1,900 UAV flight hours across multiple categories of UAS.
• Established and operationalized first ever Tactical as well as Strategic UAS Operational Conversion Squadron in PAF.
• Conducted operational UAV missions, mission planning, flight evaluations and crew training.
• Delivered academic, simulator and live-flight instruction to ab-initio and qualified pilots.
• Developed pilot-training syllabi integrating theory, simulation and practical flying.
• Conducted evaluation flights and acceptance tests of indigenous UAS platforms.