Pakistan conducts successful test of Ghauri missile [1300km]

[Amaa'n]

Just in, Pakistan conducted the successful test of Ghauri missile system with range of 1300km and can carry the conventional and nuclear warhead

 

[abbasalai]

good

 

[Rashid Mahmood]

 

[pakfighters]

پاکستان کا غوری میزائل کا کامیاب تجربہ : 1300کلومیٹرتک ہدف کو نشانہ بنانیکی صلا
راوالپنڈی : پاکستان نے غوری میزائل کا کامیاب تجربہ کیا ہے جس سے پاکستان کی دفاحی صلاحیت مزید مستحکم ہو گئی ہے۔

آئی ایس پی آر کے مطابق نیا غوری میزائل 1300کلومیٹرتک ہدف کو نشانہ بنانیکی صلاحیت رکھتاہے،غوری میزائل جوہری اور روایتی ہتھیار لےجانیکی صلاحیت رکھتاہے۔

وزیراعظم نواز شریف اور صدرممنون حسین کی غوری میزائل کے

 

[Devil Soul]

Pakistan successfully test fires Ghauri Missile
By Web Desk
Published: April 15, 2015

PHOTO: ISPR

Pakistan successfully conducted a training launch of Ghauri Missile system on Wednesday, according to Inter Services Public Relations.

Ghauri Ballistic Missile can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads upto a distance of 1,300 kilometres.

The launch was conducted by a strategic missile group of the Army Strategic Forces Command that was aimed at testing the operational and technical readiness of the command.

The launch was witnessed by senior officers from Strategic Plans Division, strategic forces, scientists and engineers of strategic organisations.

While congratulating the scientists, engineers and all ranks of Strategic Forces, Director General Strategic Plans Division Lieutenant General Zubair Mahmood Hayat expressed his full satisfaction over the excellent standard achieved by the Strategic Forces.

President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif congratulated the Strategic Forces, scientists and engineers on the achievement.

 

[Rashid Mahmood]

 

[09ee97]

so, how is it different to Shaheen Missiles? What new tech does this bring to the table?

 

[SipahSalar]

Whaaaaat? I thought we had retired Ghauris after failed test launch last time.

 

[Devil Soul]

so, how is it different to Shaheen Missiles? What new tech does this brings on the table?

 

[09ee97]

Well, shaheen can also does the same if i am not wrong.

 

[Devil Soul]

Well, shaheen can also does the same if i am not wrong.

Shaheen was successfully tested on 9 March 2015 with 2750 km (1700 mi) range– a range of up to 1700mi
The Shaheen program is composed of the solid-fuel system in a contrast to Ghauri program that is primarily based on liquid-fuel system

 

[SipahSalar]

so, how is it different to Shaheen Missiles? What new tech does this brings on the table?

Shaheen is solid fueled. Ghauri is liquid fueled.
Shaheen is manufactured by NDC
Ghauri is manufactured by KRL.

- Solid fueled missiles can be launched at a moments notice.
- Liquid fueled missiles need time to prepare and inject the fuel, can take up to an hour. WIth improved pumps, can be reduced to 15 mins. But Solid fueled missiles are still faster to prepare, in fact almost no preparation is required.
- Liquid fuel is also dangerous to handle and needs to be kept seperate from the missile. Some missiles exist that have liquid fuel already stored in them in a seperate compartment to reduce preparation time.

- Liquid fueled missiles' thrust can be controlled.
- SF missiles thrust remains same throughout their flight and cannot be controlled.

- LF missiles's trajectory makes them easier to intercept compared to solid fueled missiles (characterised by more durable boost-phase which makes them easier targets to interception than high-acceleration solid-fuel missiles)
- LF missles have a higher Launch-weight to Throw-weight Ratio (advantage)
- LF missiles are more expensive to build and maintain.

All the 5 accepted nuclear powers have shifted all their arsenals to solid fueled missiles. But Russia has recently introduced a new missile that is going to be liquid fueled for some bizarre reason. It has experts baffled.

 

[Zarvan]

Just in, Pakistan conducted the successful test of Ghauri missile system with range of 1300km and can carry the conventional and nuclear warhead

Congrats and those who were saying we have retired Gauri just got proven wrong

 

[09ee97]

Shaheen was successfully tested on 9 March 2015 with 2750 km (1700 mi) range– a range of up to 1700mi

That was shaheen III; assuming you are talking about its shorter range then shaheen II could also be used for similar purpose as it also has a range close to this Ghauri variant.

 

[Mrc]

They probably are building new one but perioduc tests will continue for ones already in service