Pakistan Navy test fires new Harba cruise missile from PNS Himmat Pakistan

[Side-Winder]

 

[The Deterrent]

Tidbits:

1. This marks the first successful full-scale test launch of the Harba cruise missile from a surface vessel.
2. Harba is most probably a variant of the recent upgrade to the Babur family, i.e. Babur-II, having similar range.
3. Pakistan has demonstrated domain superiority of indigenous cruise missile launch capability. The cruise missile family should now be considered complete in terms of launch platforms.

Pakistan's indigenous cruise missile family:
Surface-to-Surface (Babur-I, Babur-II)
Surface-to-Sea (probable candidate Babur-II with radar seeker)

Air-to-Surface (Ra'ad-I, Ra'ad-II)
Air-to-Sea (probable candidate Ra'ad-II with radar seeker)

Sea-to-Surface (probable candidate Harba with DSMAC/TERCOM)
Sea-to-Sea (Harba)

Submarine-to-Surface (Babur-III, not demonstrated from a submarine yet)
Submarine-to-Sea (probable candidate Babur-III with radar seeker)

P.S. Zarb is not related to Babur.

@The Deterrent Harba looks more like a Hybrid of Babur and C-602 ..

Its not.

 

[Muhammed45]

Congratulations.

Finally Pak introduced a rival for Brahmos. I guess it's performance should be similar to Tomahawk cruise missiles. If true then a nice step to increase the area denial from Pak coastlines.

 

[YeBeWarned]

Its not.

Ok bro, but any specific reason why its launch from a round tube launcher ? can we take this as hint that future type 54A's will be equipped with Harba ?

 

[syed_yusuf]

Congratulations.

Finally Pak introduced a rival for Brahmos. I guess it's performance should be similar to Tomahawk cruise missiles. If true then a nice step to increase the area denial from Pak coastlines.

Brahmos missile is super Sonic

 

[Windjammer]

@HRK @The Deterrent @DESERT FIGHTER

Guys just check the size of the new missile in above image, it's actually bigger than the width of the ship.

 

[Dazzler]

Looks awfully similar to babur..

Harba

Babur ii

 

[war&peace]

forgot to quote you as well. Infrared seekers as in sensors or a IIR module?

Honestly I don't know the details about the infrared seeker but I know that Ra'ad has it and it is used by the flight computer.

 

[BHarwana]

Any info on Max range of this missile. Because if it has the range of Babur 2 I think it will be on of the max range anti ship missiles.

 

[Zarvan]

Looks awfully similar to babur..

Harba
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Babur ii

Because it's Babur

 

[jaiind]

Sure it is....

range??

 

[YeBeWarned]

Any info on Max range of this missile. Because if it has the range of Babur 2 I think it will be on of the max range anti ship missiles.

my best guess would be close to 400 km ..

 

[BHarwana]

my best guess would be close to 400 km ..

I think it is 750 km if it is Babur 2 sea to sea version.

Now it is making sense why Pakistan purchased the latest ship from China.

 

[Mitho1980]

Mubarakan

 

[Taimoor Khan]

can it armed with tactical nukes to annihilate other navies

Yes, if NASR can have it, rest assured, its bigger cousins can as well.