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That has a braking chute, which is deployed shortly after weapon release! Hardly a stand-off weapon.
Hafr-1 and 2 (Pakistan), Bombs - Unguided
Type
Penetration bomb.
Development
The Hafr-1 is an anti-runway weapon manufactured and offered for export by the Air Weapons Complex of Pakistan. Development details of the bomb are absent, but the weapon is almost identical in appearance to the French-designed Durandal (now an MBDA product). It is not known if the Hafr is a licensed design or an unauthorised copy. It is available for use on the Pakistan Air Force's F-16, Mirage III, Mirage V and PAC/Chengdu JF-17 Thunder aircraft. The appearance of a second Durandal-type weapon in Chinese service points to a co-operation between Pakistan and China on such a project. The AWC now advertises a version of the weapon called Hafr-2 but it is unclear what differences, if any, there are between this version and Hafr 1. In terms of basic performance the two seem to be identical.
Okay so H-2 is a BVRAAM, a higly modified SA T-Darter, so now the question is why would the PAF want to keep this technology a secret? Every other country that has a good and mentionable airforce has BVRAAMs and they are public about it, if they didn't want to involve the South Africans then they could have just said "We have made a BVRAAM named so and so, after hard trials of our scientists....."
Why creat this controversy just over a stinkin BVRAAM?
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I know the difference b/w a BVRAAM and a PGM. But didn't some ex-PAF personal prove that H-2/H-4 is a BVRAAM? I was referring to that.brother it is not a BVRAAM, i dont know from where you picked it as non of the above posts say this!
H2 is an anti runway bomb, more specifically a penetration bomb used in air to ground attacks, the BVRAAM means beyond visual range AIR TO AIR missile! this is not a BVRAAM!
i hope you it helps you!
regards!
Why creat this controversy just over a stinkin BVRAAM?
Sir pshamim,
I think that you are getting the impression that I don't trust you or your knowledge on this subject. I trust you and your knowledge to the fullest and cannot be more happier to hear about a Pakistani BVRAAM.
In my last post all I did was just clarify that we do have a BVRAAM which has also been confirmed by you. I didn't leak any Secrets that may be a threat to National Security, I just tried to remove the confusion that exist in this subject.
If I have offended anyone or someones feelings have been hurt by my comments then I would like to apologize.
I really want to thank you for the information that you have provided on this subject. Now I am really happy that we have a BVRAAM that can be used to counter the Adder and the Almo, and also about the fact that we can upgrade/produce our own BVRAAM.
Thank you Sir for this valuable information.
PAF Zindabad!
in this case i think it is same as the SD10 and AIm120 coze we are also operating them! the difference is that it is being modified at home, still we cannot say that it is being completely developed at Pakistan! i hope we will have one soon that will be a 100% pakistani system!PAF does have a/many BVRAAM/BVRAAMs. One (Of them) is the Crescent Arrow which is primarily a highly modified South African R-Darter.