Pakistan Succesful Test Fired Hatf-VIII Ra'ad ALCM

[HariPrasad]

as expected

But I was expecting NSR. Anyway Congrats!!!!!!!!!

 

[jaunty]

I was expecting a routine Nasr test but congrats

 

[Bilal.]

Don't stress your brain now, shoo..

Seems yours has already snapped... Don't pollute the thread with your rambling...

 

[Saifullah Sani]

 

[Bratva]

No , Pakistan had modified a ship launched cruise missile(Harpoon as per the Americans) into LACM.
None of the reports indicated that any SLCM had been tested.



Babur or RAAD are LACMs using Tercom Terrain Contour Matching or DSMAC i.e It uses a pre-recorded contour map of the terrain.

So far Pakistan has neither fitted a Active radar homing(required to lock on to a moving ship) nor does it have ocean magnetic field maps, required to fly over large water bodies.

So far Babur/RAAD can not be used as AShCM.

You ignored or forgot to read what Pakistan said America and beside Pakistan granted Americans complete access to Harpoon inventory to check if they were tempered or not.

The point I was trying to make is pakistan is actively involed in an SLCM program from 8-9 years. The test in 2009 or 10 was trial launches of SLCM version of BABUR which American mistook it as Harpoon. Status of program is currently unknown. But yeah we do have limited capability to strike stationary targets in SEA due to availability of Chinese SAT NAV in Pakistan since 2013.

 

[Saifullah Sani]

What is Ra’ad?

Designed to target enemy installations like radar posts and command nodes at a standoff range of up to 350 kilometres, the indigenously developed Pakistani Ra’ad or Hataf-VIII missile weighs 1,100 kilograms and is 4.85 metres long.

Successfully tested again on Monday, the sixth time since on August 25, 2007, this low-altitude Air Launched Cruise Missile is named after Holy Quran’s 13thchapter, Surah Ar-Ra’ad, meaning ‘the thunder’. Incidentally, the word ‘Ra’ad’ is mentioned in the 13th verse of this Quranic Surah.

The 43 verses of Surah Ar-Ra’ad explain how Allah the Almighty has spread the earth, created mountains and rivers, how He causes the night to cover the day, how He sends the rain down from the sky and while this Quranic chapter promises paradise for the righteous, it warns disbelievers that the consequence for their defiance will be the punishment through fire.

As far as Hataf-VIII is concerned, it derives its title from “Al-Hataf,” which was one of Prophet Muhammad’s (SAW) nine swords.Kept in a museum, the sword “Al-Hataf” is 112 centimetres long and 8 centimetres wide.Of Hazrat Muhammad’s (SAW) nine swords, two were inherited from his family and three were from the spoils of war “Azab.”

It is said that this sword was made by Hazrat Dawood (David) with his hands, as he was an expert in making and carving things from iron.Ra’ad, by the way, is also the name given to the family of self-propelled Iranian anti-tank and anti-ship missiles.

What is Ra’ad? - thenews.com.pk

 

[ares]

The point I was trying to make is pakistan is actively involed in an SLCM program from 8-9 years. The test in 2009 or 10 was trial launches of SLCM version of BABUR which American mistook it as Harpoon. Status of program is currently unknown. But yeah we do have limited capability to strike stationary targets in SEA due to availability of Chinese SAT NAV in Pakistan since 2013.

The point you are making is not backed by facts.

Why would Americans mistake a 'sub launched Babur' as Harpoon, considering the fact they did not supply Pakistan with sub launched harpoons in 80s?

The only way that is possible is that, Pakistan might have tested was a ship launched weapon not a submarine launched weapon.

Stationary targets at sea? You mean an oil rig?

 

[45'22']

He's out of touch with reality friend. Don't mind him. He doesn't understand that the "supa dupa" carrier is capable of handling even the blue water Navy. It's that one CBG that the entire Chinese and the US navies are concerned with, so mighty!!

By the way, you forgot to mention that this aircraft carrier is capable of flying way above the SAM coverage, around 80,000 feet and can fly at Mach 2. Mach 2.5 if the jets are not parked on the deck

US and Chinese CBG are even more powerful
I was talking about IndoPak context

Rest your post was really funny.....you want a cookie for that awesome post you made?????

Saw it on cnn...dont have a link...
By the way being realistic any war where your carier is moving in would already have crossed nuclear threshold...
Also please enlighten me as for if any of the air defences are actually installed on the carier as per my knowledge its all planned for future..

Not yet

 

[shaheenmissile]

Defense.gov Contracts for Friday, March 30, 2007

Pakistan bought 30 sub launch harpoon containers in 2007,and in 2008 claimed to have sub launched cruise missile. And according to Dr.Samar interview that missile was a sub launched babur

 

[definitelynotIndian]

Imran Khan's post on front page deleted? rofl that burn on mods I guess

 

[ares]

Defense.gov Contracts for Friday, March 30, 2007

Pakistan bought 30 sub launch harpoon containers in 2007,and in 2008 claimed to have sub launched cruise missile. And according to Dr.Samar interview that missile was a sub launched babur

40 Harpoon Tactical Block II Encapsulated AURs (Pakistan (30) and Korea (10)), 15 Harpoon Tactical Block II Air Launch AURs

Defense.gov Contracts for Friday, March 30, 2007

Those were air launched harpoons AGM-84s to be used by P-3Cs that too in 2007 and not 80s.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

R! Rated missile !

Enough for Indians

 

[Pak_Sher]

Pakistan needs to enhance the range of the cruise missiles to counter the alarming threat of the Indian Navy. Focus should be on increasing the conventional capabilities of the Pakistani Armed Forces with less or no dependence on nuclear weapons.

 

[shaheenmissile]

40 Harpoon Tactical Block II Encapsulated AURs (Pakistan (30) and Korea (10)), 15 Harpoon Tactical Block II Air Launch AURs

Defense.gov Contracts for Friday, March 30, 2007

Those were air launched harpoons AGM-84s to be used by P-3Cs that too in 2007 and not 80s.

Why would air launched missile need encapsulation?

 

[ares]

Why would air launched missile need encapsulation?

I quoted from the link you provided.

• Pakistan ($15.8 million; 35.65%): 10 tactical block II airlaunch AUR missiles; 10 MK631 canister AUR container
  
  $44.3M for International Harpoon Missile Sales

Boeing subsidiary to make missiles for Pakistan

Washington, Feb 14 (PTI) McDonnell Douglas Corp has received a fresh 15.79-million dollar contract to make 10 Harpoon anti-ship missiles for Pakistan, the Pentagon said today.
The company, a subsidiary of Boeing, will supply the missiles as part of a contract with the Naval Air Systems Command under the Foreign Military Sales programme, it said.

Pakistan wants to use the Harpoon missiles with its P-3C maritime surveillance aircraft that are being refurbished to improve their attack capabilities and with its surface ships and submarines.

The contract is for 10 Harpoon Block II, grade B all-up-round missiles and an equal number of MK631 containers. The bulk of the work will be carried out in Missouri, and some parts will be executed in other parts of the US.

The Pentagon also announced the contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal.

Last June, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency had informed Congress about Pakistan's request for an assortment of missiles, including the Harpoon Block II missiles, containers and missile modifications. It had placed the value of the deal at 370 million dollars.

According to Defence Industry Daily, the Harpoon Block II is an upgrade programme designed to improve the missile's ability to attack targets in congested littoral areas, where nearby land masses and other ships can provide cover for targets.

Harpoon Block II missiles can be deployed from all platforms that have the Harpoon missile system by using existing command and launch equipment.