Pakistan successfully test-fires Hatf-VIII cruise missile, 350KM in range

[RayKalm]

Pakistan successfully test-fires Hatf-VIII cruise missile | The Nation

Pakistan, today conducted a successful Flight Test of the indigenously developed Air Launched Cruise Missile, Hatf-VIII (Ra’ad). The Ra’ad Missile, with a range of over 350 KM, enables Pakistan to achieve strategic standoff capability on land and at Sea. ‘Cruise Technology’ is extremely complex and has been developed by only a few countries in the world. The state of the art Ra’ad Cruise Missile with Stealth Capabilities is a Low Altitude, Terrain Hugging Missile with high maneuverability, and can deliver nuclear and conventional warheads with pin point accuracy. A major additional feature of today’s test was the effective employment of the National Command Authority’s fully automated Strategic Command and Control Support System (SCCSS). It has enabled robust Command and Control capability of all strategic assets with round the clock situational awareness in a digitized network centric environment to decision makers at National Command Centre (NCC). The system has the added capability of real time remote monitoring of missile flight path. The successful launch has been commended by the President, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee who have congratulated the scientists and engineers on their outstanding achievement.

The prior 2008 tests below:

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan successfully tested a nuclear-capable, air-launched cruise missile with a range of 350 km on Thursday.

The Hatf-VIII Ra'ad missile had been developed exclusively for launch from aircraft.

The indigenously developed missile also had special stealth capabilities and could deliver all types of warheads with great accuracy.

President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Makhdoom Yousuf Raza Gilani have congratulated the team of scientist on successful test.

Source: http://www.defence.pk/forums/pakist...-hataf-viii-cruise-missile.html#ixzz1wQqHVZy9

 

[kawaraj]

kudos to military research team. Good job!

The state of the art Ra’ad Cruise Missile with Stealth Capabilities is a Low Altitude, Terrain Hugging Missile with high maneuverability, and can deliver nuclear and conventional warheads with pin point accuracy.

 

[sweetgrape]

Congratulation to Pak, My friend!! Keep on!!

 

[itaskol]

The Hatf-VIII Ra'ad missile had been developed exclusively for launch from aircraft

can it be lauched from JF 17 or F16?

 

[SXNJ]

awesome, well done

 

[Safriz]

This is an excerpt from Geo news reporting the test...Can somebody explain this paragraph?

""A major additional feature of today’s test was the effective employment of the National Command Authority’s fully automated Strategic Command and Control Support System (SCCSS).

It has enabled robust command and control capability of all strategic assets with round the clock situational awareness in a digitized network centric environment to decision makers at National Command Centre (NCC).

The system has the added capability of real time remote monitoring of missile flight path""

Pakistan successfully test fires Hatf-VIII - geo.tv

can it be lauched from JF 17 or F16?

was discussed in this thread,and it says yes..

http://www.defence.pk/forums/jf-17-...irole-fighter-thread-4-a-356.html#post2761795

 

[Malik Usman]

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan conducted a successful flight test of the indigenously developed Air Launched Cruise Missile Hatf-VIII (Ra’ad) Thursday, Geo News reported.

According to an ISPR statement, Ra’ad Missile has the range of over 350 km that can enable Pakistan to achieve strategic standoff capability on land and at Sea.

‘Cruise Technology’ is extremely complex and has been developed by only a few countries in the world. The state of the art Ra’ad Cruise Missile with Stealth Capabilities is a low altitude, terrain hugging missile with high maneuverability, and can deliver nuclear and conventional warheads with pin point accuracy.

A major additional feature of today’s test was the effective employment of the National Command Authority’s fully automated Strategic Command and Control Support System (SCCSS).

It has enabled robust command and control capability of all strategic assets with round the clock situational awareness in a digitized network centric environment to decision makers at National Command Centre (NCC).

The system has the added capability of real time remote monitoring of missile flight path.

The successful launch has been commended by the President, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee who have congratulated the scientists and engineers on their outstanding achievement.

AFP adds: Pakistan on Thursday tested a fourth nuclear-capable cruise missile since India launched a new long-range weapon capable of hitting China last month.

On April 20, India successfully test fired the Agni V capable of delivering a one-tonne nuclear warhead anywhere in rival China, marking a major advance in its military capabilities.

Pakistan successfully test fires Hatf-VIII - geo.tv

 

[skyknight]

My best congratulations to our Pakistan brother。