Pakistan Tests Upgraded Shaheen-1A Missile

[SBD-3]

Don't worry we are working on so long ranges (out of ranges)...This ICBM (inter continental Balistic Missile) is an oldie (bassi) game...
Pakistan is infact developing IPBM (Inter Planetal Balistic missile)...We will be the first to test

The missile programs are not just one time projects, NESCOM conducts regular tests for improving and testing the validity of parameters.According to Dr Samar testing is done for every batch of missiles before being handed over to PA's SCF. We need right ranged Missiles, thats fairly what we have at the moment. If our Missiles cover Ample Indian Territory and Can fly upto Israel, thats more than enough.

 

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The following day on 26 April 2012, the ISPR revealed more information about the missile, confirming the missile has a maximum range of 1000km. The missile weight is approximately 10,000 kg, slightly heavier than its predecessor and can be MIRVed with either 3 nuclear warheads or 6 conventional warheads. In addition, the Shaheen IA primarily contains sophisticated automated refuelling and advanced stealth technology features that were not present in its previous version to avoid detections from radars. Even Pakistani radars could not track the missile after it was launched. All three Shaheen missiles, Shaheen I, Shaheen IA and Shaheen II are reportedly equipped with the latest PSAC (Post-Selection Attitude Correction) system. This is a unique feature which consists of small thrusters that can adjust the warhead trajectory for greater accuracy and evading anti-ballistic missile defence systems. The features of the missile could also serve as a testbed of features which could be implemented on the yet to be deployed Shaheen III which could potentially have a range of 4500km

Now that is some serious capability.....

Your source for the bolded part?

 

[LEGENDARY WARRIOR]

The missile tested now has increased accuracy and precision.. Thats a good development, btw range and payload are'nt the only thing that matters in a missile technology..

 

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Now that is some serious capability.....

I think the missile whole flight path during the testing can be tracked by Indian RADAR systems on the Western border. From what I hear and looking at the size of Shaheen-1 (around 10 tonnes) the range was only around 500-600Kms.

It needs somewhat biase, bit of jealousy, bit of nonsense and an Indian Analyst to imagine an upgraded missile to have lesser range than the earlier version. Common men, look at this analysis.. honestly!

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Now that is some serious capability.....

Looking at the size, I doubt Shaheen-1A can go beyond 700Km. Agni-1 which is 20% bigger, can go to 750Kms with single warhead.

I have just learned that 20% of 700 is only 50. SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKIN SICK!

 

[DARKY]

Now, no one started this thread to teach you missile technology and prove you that the test was successful.. You think its a propaganda; go ahead but the fact won't change.. ITS A SUCCESS!!!

No doubt it was a success.. hats off to the men involved in this... but spoils every thing is the propaganda politics played over their hard work... no engineer would want his product to be over hyped upto the extent those Lt. Gen./directors have done in this case.. and the ones like the missile flew 4000km/cannot be seen by radars were EPIC... how would you feel like If your collage declares you small helicopter as an Alien space ship so that it can dwarf the solar powered scooter made by the student of the neighboring collage.

 

[unicorn]

The missile test was purportedly conducted during early hours at an undisclosed location somewhere near Nilor, a suburban town of Islamabad.

Upgraded Hatf IV test-fired | The Nation

The missile was launched from an undisclosed location near Islamabad. And the distance from Islamabad to Karachi alone is 1100 km in displacement. Which means the missile is indeed an IRBM as claimed.

jang news is also validating it further

http://e.jang.com.pk/04-26-2012/karachi/images/1010.gif

 

[shuntmaster]

Missile tests are usually conducted in Somniani, its just convenient to point towards the Indian Ocean and shoot.

Officially speaking the Arabian sea is a part of the Indian ocean, oceanic division.

Indian Ocean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Look at the image highlighting the Indian ocean.

By mentioning that the impact point was in the ''Indian Ocean", probably Pakistan wanted to send India a message.. Maybe they feared that if they mentioned that the missile hit the ''Arabian sea" the Arabs will get angry and we all know how much the Pakistanis revere the Arabs...

 

[graphican]

Guys,

- Pakistan had never officially claimed to have MIRV installed on its missiles. So MIRV has arrived and acknowledged which is one big step ahead.
- The speed of missile is probably the fastest one in surface launched ballistic missile that I have witnessed anywhere before. It took less than 10 seconds after launching to cross clouds.. and that is yet another achievement by Pakistan.
- 3rd and most useful development is that it is claimed to be stealthy to the Radars. While I have less data to consider this as a fact, I want to mention that this missile test came AFTER aboveboard operation in which Pakistan had received latest RAM Materials. Would this missile not have that coating on it by now? I have a reason to think it would be less visible to radars than its earlier version was.
- And, this missile gave minimum 25% more depth at the same length. That means with minimum changes required to the infrastructure, including launchers, storage and deployment systems, future missiles are going to strike minimum 25% deeper, with 30-40% added speed and MIRV. Not to forget the stealth. If I sum them all together, I can safely call this test was a wonderful achievement by Pakistan and it is worth celebrating. Lets look at possible results of these developments.

1 - Pakistan would only need to launch 1-2 missiles per city.

2 - with MIRV in place, it is reduces possibility to 1/3rd to be intersected by a missile defense system.

3 - With increased speed, it is would be even harder to intersect incoming missile.

4 - With RAM coating or being "stealthy" to Radars, it would be less visible to radars the first place. That reduces the possibility of intersecting even lower.

5 - In terms of deployment, Pakistan could keep these missile launchers well within its areas and wouldn't need to move launchers close to borders to attack same targets. If Pakistan had to carry its missile close to borders (imagining they were not already there), it must have taken Pakistan several hours to reach areas from where missiles could hit. Now we can launch the same attack without having to move near the border areas. A BIG ACHIEVEMENT!

6 - And finally.. Pakistan already have missiles which can reach 3500KM. Here we are talking about 25% increase in their range and that means 4375KM range is already achieved (within our potential). Why would you need an ICBM when you are covering India more than enough already????

Pakistan don't have any enemy 4000-5000 KM away and Pakistan is not looking to create new enemies either. Therefore we don't need to match finger to finger and arm to arm. We only need to develop our weapons which are enough to destroy our existing enemy and Thanks to Allah Almighty, today we have developed them further, made them more potent, less intersect-able and with MIRV, almost unstoppable and that all ensures our enemy stays within its Pajama.

 

[unicorn]

The missile test was purportedly conducted during early hours at an undisclosed location somewhere near Nilor, a suburban town of Islamabad.

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/26-Apr-2012/upgraded-hatf-iv-test-fired

The missile was launched from an undisclosed location near Islamabad. And the distance from Islamabad to Karachi alone is 1100 km in displacement. Which means the improved version of Shaheen is indeed an IRBM as claimed.

jang news is also validating it.

 

[SHAMK9]

No doubt it was a success.. hats off to the men involved in this... but spoils every thing is the propaganda politics played over their hard work... no engineer would want his product to be over hyped upto the extent those Lt. Gen./directors have done in this case.. and the ones like the missile flew 4000km/cannot be seen by radars were EPIC... how would you feel like If your collage declares you small helicopter as an Alien space ship so that it can dwarf the solar powered scooter made by the student of the neighboring collage.

How ate Generals "creating propaganda" when they havnt said a word about the range it self ?

 

[manofwar]

Do you think you are the only Einstein left on earth and people who are working on stealth technologies are Idiots?

Dude , Wake UP!!
Stealth does not mean invisibility!!
no matter how good the rcs of an object is, it can only go as far as making it difficult to spot and that is for the F 22 with an RCS of something like 0.001...
Do you seriously believe that something 10 m tall and 1 m wide can achieve a better RCS??
I tell you, if the bst radars of the PAF were not able to catch this missile, they are probably of very low power...

 

[Sugarcane]

Dude , Wake UP!!
Stealth does not mean invisibility!!
no matter how good the rcs of an object is, it can only go as far as making it difficult to spot and that is for the F 22 with an RCS of something like 0.001...
Do you seriously believe that something 10 m tall and 1 m wide can achieve a better RCS??
I tell you, if the bst radars of the PAF were not able to catch this missile, they are probably of very low power...

I think by the time radar will detect it will be landing on it's targets

 

[shuntmaster]

Upgraded Hatf IV test-fired | The Nation

The missile was launched from an undisclosed location near Islamabad. And the distance from Islamabad to Karachi alone is 1100 km in displacement. Which means the missile is indeed an IRBM as claimed.

jang news is also validating it further

http://e.jang.com.pk/04-26-2012/karachi/images/1010.gif

Someone said that the missile was launched from the Sonmiani test range in coastal Baluchistan. This news says it was from Islamabad. Can somebody clarify this will official news release.
If the missile is launched near Islamabad and flew south, it would have to pass over 80% of the Pakistani population centres. Isn't it too risky to do it. No country tests its missiles over population centres, even if the missile is tried and tested many times before.

I think by the time radar will detect it will be landing on it's targets

RADAR detects at speed of light..

 

[Markus]

For how many kilometers did the missile fly over Pakistani territory? Any body ?

 

[Riz]

Bolton: Pakistani Nuclear Capability Is a 'Global Problem

Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton says he’s concerned about Pakistan’s improving capabilities to deliver nuclear weapons in the wake of a major missile test by that country on Wednesday.

“This gives them a capability across India,” he said Wednesday night on Fox News’ “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren.”

“Their missile is not as powerful as the one that India launched [a few days ago]. But . . . this is a demonstration to India from the Pakistani military that they are prepared, ” Bolton said.

Tensions between the two countries continue to grow, and Bolton said the situation is made worse by the instability of the government in Pakistan. Bolton said he worries it could become a “grave” issue if the country’s nuclear weapons fall into the wrong hands.

“Its ability to hold together in the face of Islamic radical infiltration is very much in question these days,” Bolton said. “The security of its nuclear weapons and the capability on the ballistic missile front are not just abstract issues and confined to India. This is a global problem.”

“That’s why,” he added, “the U.S. presence in Afghanistan, and how we deal with the al-Qaida and [the] Taliban, both in Afghanistan and in Pakistan, remains extremely important for the United States directly.”
Bolton: Pakistani Nuclear Capability Is a 'Global Problem'

Shaheen-1A: Pakistan tested Intercontinental Ballistic Missile?
Karachi: Pakistan: Commenting on Pakistan’s Wednesday test of ballistic missile an international institution the Global Security has said that the range of the missile might be around 3000 to 5000 kilometers if it was a medium range missile.
According to experts an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is a ballistic missile with a long range (greater than 5,500 km or 3,500 miles).
Strategic Plan Division (SDP) issued a press release on Wednesday stating that a medium range missile Shaheen-1A fourth of Hataf series. However it didn’t disclosed range of the missile that is capable of carrying both nuclear and traditional war-heads.
Pakistan’s latest missile test was apparently in response to New Delhi’s Agni-V InterContinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) test. According to reports Agni-V could hit Beijing and all the cities of Pakistan.
Earlier Pakistan had tested Shaheen and Shaheen-II missiles of the Hataf series.
Pakistan has been building its missile as part of nations efforts to improve deterrence against India.
Shaheen-1A: Pakistan tested Intercontinental Ballistic Missile? | The News Tribe