He participated in the conflicts and wars with India in 1965 and in 1971, but his career mostly spent in the local defense production.: 31 [10] About the aerial operations by PAF, Masood is of the view that: "The mobility, even the survivability of land forces depended to a large extent on air cover, so does the naval security. Superior air power is thus vital for any military engagement.": 169 [11]
In 1980s, he was appointed as chairman of the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF), where he is credited of bringing the fire-arm manufacturing organization to its peak of efficiency especially the manufacturing of the chemical explosives.: 109 [13]: contents [14] In 1988–89, he was involved in the technology transfer of the Mirage III at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, and witnessed the induction of the aircraft to the UAE Air Force.[15]
In 1988, Lt-Gen. Masood joined the Benazir administration when he appointed as the secretary of defense production, which he served until he retired from his military service with the army in 1990.: x [6]
Post-retirement activities
After his retirement in 1990, Masood became a political consultant to several important U.S. think tanks and technology firms.[5]
He writes and opined regularly on political and security issues in English-languagenewspapers in Pakistan and foreign political correspondents.[16] In November–December 1997, he was appointed as visiting fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington DC in the United States where his research topic included the discussion and rational on "nuclear weapons issues in the subcontinent."[17]
^ abDevelopment, Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial (2004). The vitality of India. New Delhi, India: Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development. p. 366. ISBN9788185835471. Retrieved 11 November 2017.