Pakistan Missile Technology

[shaheenmissile]

Another critical design enhancement is using tritium for fission boosting, it further reduces the warhead. Hence the inception of NASR class battle rage nukes.

no pakistan uses lithium 6 instead of deutrium tritium

No. It has nothing to do with "purer" fissile material. Weapons grade is weapons grade. Our warheads are becoming smaller because we are shifting to plutonium and of course due to design refinement.

The amount required has more to do with design refinement and type of fissile material. For instance, where a uranium based warhead would require 15-20 kg fissile material, a plutonium warhead would achieve it with 4-6 kg plutonium. But as you can see that's just a small fraction of the overall weight and hence the sofistication of design is the main driving force behind warhead miniaturisation.

Yes. Purity of fissile material does have effect on size.Please read more on the subject.

 

[Bratva]

If I am not mistaking we tested boosted fission device in 98.

The problem is industrial scale production of tritium and how pure the end product would be. Tritium has a half life ~12 years and needs to replenish repeatedly . Initial tritium production facilities could produce small amount of it.

Now it is evident breakthrough in production and refinement of tritium as well as plutonium has allowed warheads to maintain similar yield that of HEU while at same time decreasing size of it

Some useful info about tritium and Pakistani production of tritium

Future Supply of Tritium Explosive Puts US Nuclear Arsenal in Doubt

Khushab - Pakistan Special Weapons Facilities

Khushab Tritium Production Facility | Facilities | NTI

no pakistan uses lithium 6 instead of deutrium tritium

Yes. Purity of fissile material does have effect on size.Please read more on the subject.

Mama, Hawai fire na mar

 

[The Deterrent]

no pakistan uses lithium 6 instead of deutrium tritium

Yes. Purity of fissile material does have effect on size.Please read more on the subject.

Who have you been talking to?

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

no pakistan uses lithium 6 instead of deutrium tritium

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what have u been smoking

 

[Bratva]

Old article but interesting info about Ra'ad ALCM


ISLAMABAD - Pakistan flight-tested the sophisticated Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) Hatf VIII Ra'ad on Thursday, a couple of days after the reported completion of ballistic missile tests.The over 350 kilometre-range missile, according to military, ‘enables Pakistan to achieve strategic standoff capability on land and at sea’. Earlier on Tuesday, Pakistan had test-fired the Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM), Hatf IX Nasr purportedly to complete the test-exercise of SRBMs and Medium Range Ballistic Missiles (MRBMs).

The exercise included three missile tests, two of which were held on May 10th and April 25th involving the respective test-launches of Ghaznavi-I and Shaheen I-A missiles.New series of MRBM missile tests is reportedly scheduled in the coming July

.Officials at Strategic Plans Division (SPD) described the ALCM Hatf VIII Ra'ad as a ‘Tri-dimensional Optimum Cruiser’ due to its sophisticated technologically advanced pre-launch air-to-air, air-to-surface, and air-to-sea features and capability to reach optimal accuracy point in all the three launch modes.

Like SRBMs and MRBMs, (with exception to Hatf IX Nasr), Ra'ad cruise missile can carry nuclear and conventional warheads simultaneously with a reported payload (carrying) capacity of nuclear weapons upto the weight range of 200 kilograms and those of conventional weapons up to 700 kg. (SRBM Nasr can only carry nuclear warheads but has fastest impact time).

The officials said, Ra'ad is characterised with an inherent Air-Borne System (ABS) for Enhanced Target Identification and Accuracy (ETIA) on air-to-air mission. This feature, sources mentioned, is designed to augment the missiles operational efficacy under ‘less optimum and even zero optimum’ weather conditions. Reportedly, the missile can be air-launched from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16 jets while in the next two years


It further said:‘A major additional feature of today's (Thursday’s) test was the effective employment of the National Command Authority's fully automated Strategic Command and Control Support System (SCCSS). It has enabled robust Command and Control capability of all strategic assets with round the clock situational awareness in a digitised network centric environment to decision makers at National Command Centre (NCC)’.

Pakistan test-launches ‘tri-dimensional’ cruise missile

 

[HRK]

Old article but interesting info about Ra'ad ALCM


ISLAMABAD - Pakistan flight-tested the sophisticated Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) Hatf VIII Ra'ad on Thursday, a couple of days after the reported completion of ballistic missile tests.The over 350 kilometre-range missile, according to military, ‘enables Pakistan to achieve strategic standoff capability on land and at sea’. Earlier on Tuesday, Pakistan had test-fired the Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM), Hatf IX Nasr purportedly to complete the test-exercise of SRBMs and Medium Range Ballistic Missiles (MRBMs).

The exercise included three missile tests, two of which were held on May 10th and April 25th involving the respective test-launches of Ghaznavi-I and Shaheen I-A missiles.New series of MRBM missile tests is reportedly scheduled in the coming July

.Officials at Strategic Plans Division (SPD) described the ALCM Hatf VIII Ra'ad as a ‘Tri-dimensional Optimum Cruiser’ due to its sophisticated technologically advanced pre-launch air-to-air, air-to-surface, and air-to-sea features and capability to reach optimal accuracy point in all the three launch modes.

Like SRBMs and MRBMs, (with exception to Hatf IX Nasr), Ra'ad cruise missile can carry nuclear and conventional warheads simultaneously with a reported payload (carrying) capacity of nuclear weapons upto the weight range of 200 kilograms and those of conventional weapons up to 700 kg. (SRBM Nasr can only carry nuclear warheads but has fastest impact time).

The officials said, Ra'ad is characterised with an inherent Air-Borne System (ABS) for Enhanced Target Identification and Accuracy (ETIA) on air-to-air mission. This feature, sources mentioned, is designed to augment the missiles operational efficacy under ‘less optimum and even zero optimum’ weather conditions. Reportedly, the missile can be air-launched from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16 jets while in the next two years

It further said:‘A major additional feature of today's (Thursday’s) test was the effective employment of the National Command Authority's fully automated Strategic Command and Control Support System (SCCSS). It has enabled robust Command and Control capability of all strategic assets with round the clock situational awareness in a digitised network centric environment to decision makers at National Command Centre (NCC)’.

Pakistan test-launches ‘tri-dimensional’ cruise missile

Am I reading too much or is this article (published: June 01, 2012) need some correction ...... Missile wali Sarkar @The Deterrent .......

• ALCM Hatf VIII Ra'ad as a ‘Tri-dimensional Optimum Cruiser’ due to its sophisticated technologically advanced pre-launch air-to-air air-to-surface, and air-to-sea features and capability to reach optimal accuracy point in all the three launch modes.

• Reportedly, the missile can be air-launched from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16 jets while in the next two years

• The officials said, Ra'ad is characterised with an inherent Air-Borne System (ABS) for Enhanced Target Identification and Accuracy (ETIA) on air-to-air mission

• SRBM Nasr can only carry nuclear warheads

 

[The Deterrent]

Am I reading too much or is this article (published: June 01, 2012) need some correction ...... Missile wali Sarkar @The Deterrent .......

It surely does

ALCM Hatf VIII Ra'ad as a ‘Tri-dimensional Optimum Cruiser’ due to its sophisticated technologically advanced pre-launch air-to-air air-to-surface, and air-to-sea features and capability to reach optimal accuracy point in all the three launch modes.

Evidently B.S. Air-to-sea is same as air-to-surface.

Reportedly, the missile can be air-launched from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16 jets while in the next two years

Yes it is possible in future, with the older F-16s. For now JF-17 has priority.

The officials said, Ra'ad is characterised with an inherent Air-Borne System (ABS) for Enhanced Target Identification and Accuracy (ETIA) on air-to-air mission

They are just giving DSMAC a complex name.

SRBM Nasr can only carry nuclear warheads

Replace "can" with "will".

 

[HRK]

It surely does


Evidently B.S. Air-to-sea is same as air-to-surface.

Yes it is possible in future, with the older F-16s. For now JF-17 has priority.

They are just giving DSMAC a complex name.

Replace "can" with "will".

A secondary questions .....

Why 'old' F-16s ....???

 

[The Deterrent]

A secondary questions .....

Why 'old' F-16s ....???

Because they were allegedly modified for delivering nuclear weapons.

 

[Armstrong]

Because they were allegedly modified for delivering nuclear weapons.

Yaaar itniii dair ho gaiii no new missile !

Lack of funds or lack of need ?

 

[The Deterrent]

Yaaar itniii dair ho gaiii no new missile !

Lack of funds or lack of need ?

Referring to a new IRBM, both. Lack of need through the end of Musharraf's era, followed by lack of funds in Zardari's era.
But since now there are new threats on the horizon (BMDs), appropriate solutions are being developed and will be introduced when ready.

 

[shaheenmissile]

Currently all funds are diverted towards refining nuclear warhead design instead of missiles

 

[TeesraIndiotHunter]

Currently all funds are diverted towards refining nuclear warhead design instead of missiles

Who told you?

 

[amardeep mishra]

Yeah it is. Actually I have covered this feature a while ago, in some random threads...here it is again..

Hi dear @The Deterrent ,
Are you sure it is an aerospike? I mean the ends are not tapered and flat. What an aerospike does is- it helps produce "detached shockwave" that reduces drag and heating. The boundary layer is inviscid whereas other region isnt

Thats an aerospike-
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/...Zy7gOazmP0IT0hm1HgxdS6Q63ifZhlj0hqUygttRCGC6v

 

[Bossman]

Hi dear @The Deterrent ,
Are you sure it is an aerospike? I mean the ends are not tapered and flat. What an aerospike does is- it helps produce "detached shockwave" that reduces drag and heating. The boundary layer is inviscid whereas other region isnt

Thats an aerospike-
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/...Zy7gOazmP0IT0hm1HgxdS6Q63ifZhlj0hqUygttRCGC6v

Amardeep, did you know that you are posting on a website owned by the ISI?