Pakistan conducted successful flight test of Air Launched Cruise Missile “Ra’ad-II”.

[Signalian]

An improved navigation could hint at satellite navigation, while improved guidance could come due to a combination of better control algorithms that utilize better knowledge of the missile's aerodynamic capabilities, and possibly even mid-course corrections. This would mean that even if the missile is intercepted relatively intacdt, the enemy would not be able to determine the target. This last point could be a useful feature for next iterations, even if the current version doesn't support it.

Three phases:
1. Boost: Should see target, should receive guidance signals.
2. Mid Course: At mid-course phase, the missile comes at the desired trajectory to hit the target, so enemy would know.
3. Terminal: To hit a moving target (like a ship), terminal guidance comes to play at some stage. That could mean an active seeker, not INS nor GPS.

I never liked the orange color tho. Looks like a sausage if you ask me, they should give it a silver/grey/black color similar to SOM of Turkey

Orange is high visibility colour, to see the missile visible with naked eye from long range during testing.

 

[Bilal.]

The interesting question would be that if a smaller ALCM can achieve 600km, then what would be the actual range of Babur...

 

[The Accountant]

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I think it can go further than 600KM, I wouldn't be surprised if after some time a more extended range variant is revealed as per appropriate time. This new system is much beefier than the the first one so I think Mirage may have reached it limitation for being a delivery platform.

I think JH7-B is needed even more so now!

JH7B is very old platform with little utility of maritime strike role ... arming Awacs and MPAs can give you better utility

 

[Signalian]

A very significant test! A range of 600km makes it even more interesting. Mid Path Correction makes it even more deadlier!

Consider a scenario.

S-400 picks a target deep within our airspace. As soon as it fires at it, it reveals its position. Being a TEL, the crew will want to pack up and leave the position as per the shoot and scoot strategy. Little they know, their follower (Ra'ad 2) has a mid course correction! Hunter becomes the prey! Ideally for us all the TELs of S-400 battery can fire at the same time to lose all of them within a matter of minutes! And all this, under the big eye of S-400 scanning radar so Gangus can record the proof of its own destruction! $5.4 Billion up in smoke! Game over before it even got started!

CONGRATULATIONS PAKISTAN

S-400 will have a SAM and AAA layer around it, multi layered basically. There will be lots of radars including S-400's own, tracking ALCM. An ARM can be fired on the radars, but a better weapon need be to be fired at the S-400 Launcher. The conceptual model for cruise missile defence is the combined use of AEW&C, fighters, tankers and in many instances, airborne X-band surveillance radars to detect, track and engage both launch aircraft and cruise missiles.

JH7B is very old platform with little utility of maritime strike role ... arming Awacs and MPAs can give you better utility

ATR-72 probably has an upgrade of X-Band Radar used to detect Cruise missiles.

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

S-400 will have a SAM and AAA layer around it, multi layered basically. There will be lots of radars including S-400's own, tracking ALCM.

Dont forget the enemy AWAC

CM-400AKG supersonic ALCM out to 150 miles range. Pakistan can do more work on extending range on its own (due to MTCR).

Does it have Low Terrian flying Capability?

I hope Babur's Range is increased to 1000+ km now

 

[Riz]

JH7B is very old platform with little utility of maritime strike role ... arming Awacs and MPAs can give you better utility

Can we used AWACS to carry PL-15, Babur & RAAD???

 

[Ultima Thule]

Does it have Low Terrian flying Capability?

I hope Babur's Range is increased to 1000+ km now

No Its a kind of semi ballistic Missile go high in the atmosphere 50,000-80,000 feet than its dive onto the targets with terminal hypersonic speed (Mach-5.5) by some source

 

[Smoke]

Can we used AWACS to carry PL-15, Babur & RAAD???

Onboard as cargo, yes. Lol

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

PL-15

Too risky

 

[Ultima Thule]

Too risky

Why too risky, please explain?, PL-15 can easily integrated At least on ZDK-3 with no problem

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

Why too risky, please explain?, PL-15 can easily integrated At least on ZDK-3 with no problem

Too risky to come close to enemy jets

 

[Ultima Thule]

Too risky to come close to enemy jets

Why AWACS want to close in to enemy fighter, PL-15 has range of 150-200 km, ZDK-3 can easily guide PL-15 to its Extreme range

 

[Shah_Deu]

Why AWACS want to close in to enemy fighter, PL-15 has range of 150-200 km, ZDK-3 can easily guide PL-15 to its Extreme range

Because the RCS of AWACS makes it detectable from almost the maximum range envelope of the enemy radar. Additionlly since the AWACS are slow moving targets, the Long range AAM doesnt have to bleed much energy on maneuvering all the way (AWACS cant do +9Gs to outmaneuver the AAM) which means a missile like Meteor or R-37M can take it down to their maximum range potential. Taking down an AWACS is like creating a black hole in the enemy's situational awareness and hence is a top priority target for any foe.

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

India does not have capabilities to establish Air Superiority 1000 KM away from her shores

By having another IAC operational with Destroyers having Long Range SAMs, they can reach close to this capability

 

[Bullzz]

Sep. Ashok Kumar, who laid down his life fighting in Waziristan in 2013.