Pakistan to test fires new ballistic missile Nasr by end of May
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KARACHI - Pakistan will test fire its new missile Nasr by the end of this month and most likely on May 28.
The missile with 180 Kilometers range has high degree of accuracy.
According to sources, Pakistan army has completed all its preparation to test fire the nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface ballistic missile Nasr on May 28 Monday. The name "Nasr" is an Arabic word meaning "Victory".
Nasr can carry nuclear warheads and can hit the target with high accuracy, it is learnt.
The missile has been developed to add deterrence to Pakistans strategic weapons development programme.
Pakistan to test fires new ballistic missile
* Previous version had a test range of 60 kilometers.
Can this missile be used just as a rocket fitted with other lethal things to destroy Enemy Tanks and other things and also have they increased the range of this missile ?
May 19 Lahor: Pakistans new Battlefield Range Ballistic Missile (BRBM) Nasr, developed by the National Development Complex (NDC) will undergo tests by the end of this month. The name Nasr is an Arabic word meaning Victory. Nasr can carry nuclear warheads and can hit the target with high accuracy.
This is the third missile test to be conducted by the Pakistani Armed Forces in a few months time. Last March, it had tested the nuclear capable Short-Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) Abdali-I. The Hatf-III (Ghaznavi) SRBM was also tested by the Pakistanis early this month.
The Nasr, which uses the solid fuel propellant system, is having an effective operational range of up to 110 miles. The missile, which is also known asHatf-IX, was first tested on 19 April 2011. The missile can be fired from a Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL) and can be armed either with a nuclear warhead or a conventional high-explosive warhead. The short operational range of the missile means that it is more likely to be used as a defence option, rather than as an offensive one. The missile, which the Pakistani experts claim is one of the most accurate SRBMs in the world, is capable of inflicting heavy damage upon attacking armoured brigades and infantry battalions.
The Nasr is the latest missile developed under the Pakistani missile research and development program, which was initiated nearly three decades ago. The program, which initially focussed on the SRBMs, achieved its first major breakthrough in 1997, with the development of the Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM). In 2005, Pakistan developed its first ground-launched cruise missile, the Hatf VII (Babur). The Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM), Raad was developed two years later.
The Nasr is just one of the six SRBMs which the Pakistan Armed Forces are operating. The Hatf-I was the first ballistic missile the Pakistani armed forces ever developed. Its successors, the Hatf-II and Hatf-III SRBMs were tested just a few months ago. The Hatf-IV (Shaheen-I) is being upgraded currently, with the addition of Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) capability. Apart from these missiles, the Pakistani troops are also in the possession of a number of Dongfeng 11 (CSS-7) SRBMs, which were purchased from China.
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Well How the hell this news is all over the place I don't think this has happened before that before the missile test the news is already in the media of future missile test being conducted