Pakistan to show missile muscle

[hassamun]

Pakistan is planning to conduct a series of missile tests of different categories over the next few days that would include short and medium range, cruise missiles, anti tank guided missiles, surface to air missile, surface to sea missile, sea to surface missiles and air to surface missiles.
According to sources, short range ballistic missiles include Ghaznavi, Abdali-I, Ghauri-I, Shaheen-I while Medium range ballistic missiles (MRBM) include Ghauri-II, Shaheen-II, Shaheen-III, Ababeel
In the category of Cruise missiles Babur-1 (Hatf -VII), Babur-2 (Hatf -VII) will be test. Anti-tank guided missile that will be tested include Bakhtar-Shikan.
Sea to Surface Missiles Babur-3(Hatf VII) and Air-to-surface missiles Ra’ad (Hatf VIII), Ra’ad-II (Hatf VIII), Baktar-Shikan, H-2 SOW, H-4 SOW AND Barq will also be tested in the coming days.
Pakistan has two missiles which it could use on the battlefield: The Hatf-1 and Nasr. The Nasr is designed to be used against Troops, Tank regiments and other ground based units. It has a range of 60km and is capable of a payload of 0.5–5 kilotons.
The Hatf-1 is an unguided subsonic battlefield range ballistic missile. Newer variants have been developed with longer range.
The Ghaznavi a hypersonic surface to surface short range ballistic missile has a range of 400km and can carry a nuclear warhead of around 700kg.
The Ghauri is an intermediate range ballistic missile. It can carry a nuclear warhead of 700kg and has a range of 1500km.
The Shaheen series of missiles can cary a nuclear warhead weighing over a tonne of a range up to 3,000km.
Pakistan has three Cruise missile active in its arsenal, one for each branch of armed forces, Army, Air Force and Navy.
The Babur cruise missile is a surface to surface cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead of 100kg and has a range of 700km.
The Ra’ad cruise missile is an air to surface missile for the Pakistani air force. it has a range of 350km and can give a payload of around 10–35kt. It can be deployed by their JF-17 fighter bombers. The Barq is a air to surface laser guided missile deployed by Pakistan’s Buraq drones.
Pakistan Army (Air Defence) has inducted the Chinese-built LY-80 self-propelled surface-to-air missile system this March 2017.

http://pakobserver.net/pakistan-show-missile-muscle/

 

[Mrc]

Since amount of black mailing from US a country faces is inversely proportional to range of it missiles ... I think we should test longer range missiles as well

 

[hassamun]

Since amount of black mailing from US a country faces is inversely proportional to range of it missiles ... I think we should test longer range missiles as well

Its strategic to make sure that your existing weapons are up to the Mark...Research and Development is another issue which is closely guarded and restricted to say the least...Let's just say that its a continuing process...

 

[Hassan Guy]

unfortunately not a slbm or icbm

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

No one has won a war by missile tech alone since ww2

 

[Muhammad Omar]

unfortunately not a slbm or icbm

That's not gonna happen anytime soon

No one has won a war by missile tech alone since ww2

But plays a vital role in war

 

[Safriz]

The news report mentions pretty much every missile Pakistan has. All cannot be and don't need to be tested

 

[hassamun]

The news report mentions pretty much every missile Pakistan has. All cannot be and don't need to be tested

Might be a show of force and/or deterrence...

 

[Thorough Pro]

Sounds like operational preparedness exercise than a missile test. Once missiles are operational and actively deployed, there is no need to test them again and again unless there are some new subsystems or improvements. We take all threats seriously and do our home work to meet any challenges.

The news report mentions pretty much every missile Pakistan has. All cannot be and don't need to be tested

 

[mikkix]

Time has come to test long range missiles but we lack backbones.

 

[jetray]

Since amount of black mailing from US a country faces is inversely proportional to range of it missiles ... I think we should test longer range missiles as well

Its a proxy chinese response to India not USA.

 

[Ultima Thule]

unfortunately not a slbm or icbm

 

[YeBeWarned]

Geopolitics is Changing , new Friends , New Enemies , New Allies and Alliances .. more Threats , less peace .. Its time to flex our muscles and show the World powers that you don't take us Lightly ..

 

[Mrc]

Its a proxy chinese response to India not USA.

That can be given on loc not by missile tests

 

[jetray]

That can be given on loc not by missile tests

Its not a coincidence that when a US ship passes by occupied chinese island the response is north korean missile test and when India rebuffs china on bhutanese border it is responded by pakistani missile show. This is straight from chinese trick book.