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

[Shah_Deu]

It says both at sea and land
This is new
Have they found a seeker for at sea ship targets.

Being at sea is similar to the shoot and scoot on land. Both the targets are dynamic, hence could be treated with the same medicine!

 

[ziaulislam]

Notice the new X-tail configuration, meaning better clearance for JFT

Good catch

 

[Ultima Thule]

Yes they had ordered. I hope we develop Supersonic/Hypersonic ALCM against Indian ALCM Brahmos

Supersonic anti ship missiles we already have in form of c803 and acm-400 but hypersonic is has to long way to come

 

[ziaulislam]

@aliyusuf Notice the timing guys, RAAD 2 was first displayed in 2017 March Parade but test video is released today. Block 3 first prototype is already flying, 2nd in May inshaAllah. We might see the next RAAD II appearance directly on a Block 3 test flight or sequential flights by this year. Just a guess

Seems different from "that" raad 2..its smaller and different fin and forward section
May be that one never went into serial production

 

[Basel]

What does strategic standoff capability means in Sea. Anti Ship? @Signalian @HRK @Dazzler @Basel @Gryphon

Nuclear strike capacity.

 

[raja786]

All the defence insulation on indian side within 1000km range are at risk now, a big migraine for cold start doctrine. Amo dumps oil storage tanks front air fields every little or big insulation is potential target. Need a map to see 1000km from our side where and what we can hit. As the weapon has 600km range always undermined from our side can achieve more range if fired from high altitude.

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

All the defence insulation on indian side within 1000km range are at risk now, a big migraine for cold start doctrine. Amo dumps oil storage tanks front air fields every little or big insulation is potential target. Need a map to see 1000km from our side where and what we can hit. As the weapon has 600km range always undermined from our side can achieve more range if fired from high altitude.

We already had Babur 2(750km) for this

 

[Shah_Deu]

All the defence insulation on indian side within 1000km range are at risk now, a big migraine for cold start doctrine. Amo dumps oil storage tanks front air fields every little or big insulation is potential target. Need a map to see 1000km from our side where and what we can hit. As the weapon has 600km range always undermined from our side can achieve more range if fired from high altitude.

Modi and Doval could be addressed in Delhi directly by PAF now! Previously only PA had this capability!

 

[koolio]

Congratulations to the Pakistani engineers and scientists, I am still waiting for war hungry RSS to invade Azad Kashmir then we can use these toys to smoke them out and put them back in thier caves where they belong.

 

[Dazzler]

 

[raja786]

We already had Babur 2(750km) for this

With this babe we got free hand. Imagine 2 of these on each Jeff and rest Mirage 50 or 60 of them heading towards multiple locations. They can cause hell on other side.

 

[Darth Vader]

Can Loss of weight be attributed to Lesser Warhead?

Could be but with Better materials could increase the survivability of platform.
Pakistan had this issue with its Ballistic platforms where range could be affected depending on the weight of payload

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

This makes all INS capital naval surface assets targets of our Stand Off Strike Packages... and with it goes those Indian dreams of blockading our sealines of communications...

They can take out your Surface fleet with their Fighter jets carrying Anti ship Missiles like Mig29K. U need destroyers with long range SAMs to deny Indian jets and cruise missiles from coming close to your surface fleets

 

[raja786]

Look at those red circles man that's way inside in from our side not even close to border and where we hitting. Bombay is gonna get hit pretty bad.

 

[The Eagle]

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

Colour choice for tests, easy to visually track it.

YoungPak,

It is perhaps too early to form a conclusive opinion..given how SPD keeps everything under tight wraps even when they are operational as @Sine Nomine correctly described.

Air to Sea!
Air to Land!

Since, Target at Sea requires course correction...we can safely deduct, as you have said, that moving targets on land can also become destructable.

Pak has extensive digital liberaries of all of Indian fixed targets.. and are constantly updated...so that is not a worry. It is the mobile ones...such as BraMouse and this S400 which need to be made redundant... and we do see signs of attempts in this regard by SPD.

SOW is now part and parcel of our OffensiveDefence as we saw in Operation Swift Retort @The Eagle

By the looks of the Ra'ad II it doesn't have that squarish bulk of Ra'ad I but is rather a different form altogether @HRK
Also the fins are Xd.... my feeling is we are looking at air luanched Babur version...which is also very understated in range and payload.

The biggest headache for us has been protection of OurSea... and the smallish size of our PNS..which is now coming of Age after 72 years and I might add it is becoming rather potent agressive force...with 2nd/3rd Strike Responsibiites!

Now if we can put all our assets on the table...we can see that Azmat Class can impose an effective Cordon Sanitaire for 400+ Km from its stationing postion... And then we have coastal defences to provide cover to these assets..

Now this will force the INS to be stationed far away from the strike range of our Azmat Class... and this the area of operation from which we can now strike with Ra'ad II... 600km Stand off distance...

This makes all INS capital naval surface assets targets of our Stand Off Strike Packages... and with it goes those Indian dreams of blockading our sealines of communications...

On land we need to be much more creative given the layered defensive systems Indians have in place... hence, as you rightly mentioned, saturation strikes with cheaper SOWs becomes extremely Innovative and Cost Effective solution for us...

However, we need to work on these solutions a bit more... Turkish SOM is compact enough for Thunder... we can work with Turks on this... SouthAfricans have other solutions as well... so our Options increase without bankrupting the PakNation or engaging in Stupid Arms Race.

The Paradigm is simple: Make Indian expensive toys redundant through cost effective solutions. (Creativity, innovation and more creativiity)

Of course, it is not good for us..since, the bragging rights go away with this approach. But the War is about Winning and not Bragging.

I do percieve, in due time, we shall see SPD testing Supersonic Cruise Missiles as well... a lot of solutions are available.. and we, as always, don't reinvent the wheel...we improve the wheel every time!

I have not included PNS near future platforms from Turkiye or PRC... because with arrival of those our Naval Air Defence will get the needed boost along with Our Strike Range...

If India spends $5.4Bln for S400 and we can take it out with $5.4mln mixed package then I believe it to be an Innovative, Cost Effective Offensive Defence...without any bragging rights as penalty!

In all this focus on Karachi we have somehow neglected Gawadar... we need to see this Ra'ad II test in broader context.

For now, of course, it all speculative till ...if ever... we know more about our new danda!

Mangus

Ameen to you Sir. Imagine, just an hypothetical scenario that S400 with 400 Km range (Maximum to say for argument) and then a Babur just going for hunting past that range safely launched, with a smile paint on front saying that "Surprise".