Pak Navy test-fires missile from warship

[Armstrong]

First of all it was't China which armed Hezbollah...the missile was from Iran .
Chinese supplied a number of shore based anti ship batteries to Iran in early 90s.

Iran later deployed an upgraded version of C-802(Noor) on its vessels..how good is Noor ..we still don't know.

And it remains unsubstantiated whether it was a C-802 to begin with or not !

 

[ares]

And it remains unsubstantiated whether it was a C-802 to begin with or not !

Other than the fact that Israeli Navy seems pretty sure.
Hezbollah is unlikely to get its hands any other type of anti-ship missile which resembled C-802.

Most Russian anti ship(SSN series) missiles look very different.American missile like harpoon is again very distinctive.
Only missile which a C-802 can be mistaken for is a French Exocet ..but where will Hezbollah get its hands on a French missile?

So it seems a pretty reasonable assumption.

 

[farhan_9909]

If the picture posted by WIndjammer is from the recent test

than yess this is c-802/c803

 

[Major Sam]

If the picture posted by WIndjammer is from the recent test

than yess this is c-802/c803

if m not mistaken thats an old pic

 

[farhan_9909]

if m not mistaken thats an old pic

First of all i dont think that is older pic

check out the ships read 1013.so is the our azmat class FAC 1013

or if the pic is older than lets wait for the news to come.it might be new missile SAM or LACM we will know later

 

[Black Widow]

What's the range?

Long....

 

[JonAsad]

Long....

He asked for the range- not your personal preference- for you hard aswell i guess-

 

[Dazzler]

Neither c80x series nor Exocet/ harpoon. It is a NESCOM product, thus the presence of NESCOM chairman. Footage by windy is filed.

 

[Windjammer]

Very disappointed with you guys..

I'm busy with my work load and none of you are keeping up with the news.

I understand that more than one missile was tested....now work on that. !!

 

[A.Rafay]

Pakistan Navy Test-fires Land-Attack Missile

ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan Navy has test-fired a new land attack missile in the North Arabian Sea off the coast of Pakistan this week.

According to a Navy news release, the test included “firings of a variety of modern missiles including the maiden Land Attack Missile (LAM)” and the tests “demonstrated lethality, precision and efficacy” of the Navy’s weapon systems as well as the “high state of readiness and professionalism” of the Navy.

The release also stated the test “reaffirms credibility of deterrence at sea.”

A Navy spokesman confirmed “multiple platforms were engaged” in firing missiles. The firings took place on Dec. 19 and 21.

Though the Navy has a variety of anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles, the Navy would not confirm the identity of the land-attack missile when asked.

Mansoor Ahmed from Quaid-e-Azam University’s Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, who specializes in Pakistan’s national deterrent and delivery program, believes the missile is one of two varieties: either a land attack variant of the Chinese C-802/CSS-N-8 Saccade anti-ship missile in service with a variety of naval platforms; or a variant of the HATF-VII/Vengeance-VII Babur cruise missile.

“Coupled with a miniaturized plutonium warhead, a naval version of the several hundred kilometer-range Babur [land attack cruise missile] or a 120-kilometer range C-802 missile can potentially provide Pakistan with a reliable if not an assured second strike capability and will complete the third leg of Pakistan’s eventual triad-based credible minimum deterrent — of which the naval leg was missing until now,” he said.

A land-attack variant of the C-802 would be able to be fired from existing launchers aboard Pakistani ships.

Ahmed however pointed out that M. Irfan Burney — chairman of the National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM), the research and development body that designed and manufactured the Babur cruise missile — witnessed the test firings. Ahmed believes that supports the notion that the missile was the Babur.

Burney was joined by Chief of Naval Staff Adm. Muhammad Asif Sandila, onboard the F-22P class frigate Zulfiquar.

The test comes seven months after Pakistan inaugurated the Naval Strategic Force Command. The Babur, once integrated with an operational naval command and control, “will help diversify the options available to counter India’s growing second strike capabilities at sea,” Ahmed said.

He said the Navy will be able to “strike critical counter-value and other strategic targets all along India’s coastline and maintain a semblance of strategic stability in the Arabian Sea.”

“Pakistan’s response in this field was necessary in the face of an exponential increase in Indian strategic capabilities, such as ballistic-missile defenses and the induction of SSBNs [ballistic-missile submarines] and planned $40 billion worth of naval weapons platform acquisitions over the next decade,” he added.

Ahmed said a “nuclear-tipped [land-attack cruise missile] is a readily available and affordable alternative for Pakistan instead of a dedicated SSBN.”

With an economy in chronically poor shape, the question of affordability and meeting the Navy’s expansion requirements in the face of a shortage of funds is a pressing concern.

However, after witnessing the test firings and voicing his appreciation of the operational preparedness of the fleet, Sandila also said the government was “cognizant of PN’s developmental needs and all out efforts are being made to address critical capability gaps.”

Pakistan Navy Test-fires Land-Attack Missile | Defense News | defensenews.com

 

[AHMED85]

In this test the opinion of "TruthSeeker" if more important...
http://www.defence.pk/forums/member.php?u=12119

 

[Major Sam]

still assumptions. why we cant tell truly what the heck was that which was fired from F22-P

 

[nafsiati]

the pics that are posted here are of FAC 1013 where as the missiles were fired from f22p!

 

[farhan_9909]

So looks like the Navy has confirmed that a ship launched LACM was tested:

Pakistan Navy Test-fires Land-Attack Missile


Dec. 21, 2012 - 12:27PM | By USMAN ANSARI

ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan Navy has test-fired a new land attack missile in the North Arabian Sea off the coast of Pakistan this week.

According to a Navy news release, the test included “firings of a variety of modern missiles including the maiden Land Attack Missile (LAM)” and the tests “demonstrated lethality, precision and efficacy” of the Navy’s weapon systems as well as the “high state of readiness and professionalism” of the Navy.

The release also stated the test “reaffirms credibility of deterrence at sea.”

A Navy spokesman confirmed “multiple platforms were engaged” in firing missiles. The firings took place on Dec. 19 and 21.

Though the Navy has a variety of anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles, the Navy would not confirm the identity of the land-attack missile when asked.

Mansoor Ahmed from Quaid-e-Azam University’s Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, who specializes in Pakistan’s national deterrent and delivery program, believes the missile is one of two varieties: either a land attack variant of the Chinese C-802/CSS-N-8 Saccade anti-ship missile in service with a variety of naval platforms; or a variant of the HATF-VII/Vengeance-VII Babur cruise missile.

“Coupled with a miniaturized plutonium warhead, a naval version of the several hundred kilometer-range Babur [land attack cruise missile] or a 120-kilometer range C-802 missile can potentially provide Pakistan with a reliable if not an assured second strike capability and will complete the third leg of Pakistan’s eventual triad-based credible minimum deterrent — of which the naval leg was missing until now,” he said.

A land-attack variant of the C-802 would be able to be fired from existing launchers aboard Pakistani ships.

Ahmed however pointed out that M. Irfan Burney — chairman of the National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM), the research and development body that designed and manufactured the Babur cruise missile — witnessed the test firings. Ahmed believes that supports the notion that the missile was the Babur.

Burney was joined by Chief of Naval Staff Adm. Muhammad Asif Sandila, onboard the F-22P class frigate Zulfiquar.

The test comes seven months after Pakistan inaugurated the Naval Strategic Force Command. The Babur, once integrated with an operational naval command and control, “will help diversify the options available to counter India’s growing second strike capabilities at sea,” Ahmed said.

He said the Navy will be able to “strike critical counter-value and other strategic targets all along India’s coastline and maintain a semblance of strategic stability in the Arabian Sea.”

“Pakistan’s response in this field was necessary in the face of an exponential increase in Indian strategic capabilities, such as ballistic-missile defenses and the induction of SSBNs [ballistic-missile submarines] and planned $40 billion worth of naval weapons platform acquisitions over the next decade,” he added.

Ahmed said a “nuclear-tipped [land-attack cruise missile] is a readily available and affordable alternative for Pakistan instead of a dedicated SSBN.”

With an economy in chronically poor shape, the question of affordability and meeting the Navy’s expansion requirements in the face of a shortage of funds is a pressing concern.

However, after witnessing the test firings and voicing his appreciation of the operational preparedness of the fleet, Sandila also said the government was “cognizant of PN’s developmental needs and all out efforts are being made to address critical capability gaps.”

Pakistan Navy Test-fires Land-Attack Missile | Defense News | defensenews.com

 

[Windjammer]

Neither c80x series nor Exocet/ harpoon. It is a NESCOM product, thus the presence of NESCOM chairman. Footage by windy is filed.

My dear, look at the date within the link......but obviously this was not the only weapon tested, Chairman NESCOM was there for an apparent reason.

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