Pakistan successfully test fires Babur Cruise Missile
The missile can strike targets both at land and sea with high accuracy at a range of 700kms.
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – Pakistan on Saturday successfully test-fired an enhanced range version of indigenously developed Babur Cruise Missile.
In a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the missile is capable to hit its target at land and sea range of seven hundred kilometers with high accuracy.
The Babur Cruise missile can strike targets both at land and sea with high accuracy at a range of 700 kilometers.
“The weapon system incorporates advanced aerodynamics and avionics that can strike targets both at land and sea with high accuracy at a range of 700 KMs,” the statement said.
Babur Weapon System-1 (B) is a low flying, terrain hugging missile, which also carries certain stealth features and is capable of carrying various types of warheads.
It is equipped with state of the art navigational technologies of Terrain Contour Matching (TERCOM) and all time Digital Scene Matching and Area Co-relation (DSMAC) which enables it to engage various type of targets with pinpoint accuracy even in the absence of GPS navigation, thus making it an important force multiplier for Pakistan s strategic deterrence.
Pakistan successfully test fired an enhanced range version of indigenously developed Babur Cruise Missile. The weapon system incorporates advanced aerodynamics and avionics that can strike targets both at land and sea with high accuracy at a range of 700 KMs. pic.twitter.com/MbAwh8Skrp
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) April 14, 2018
Director General, Strategic Plans Division, Chairman NESCOM, senior officers from Strategic Plans Division, Strategic Forces, scientists and engineers of strategic organizations witnessed the today s launch.
On the other hand, Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee and Services Chiefs have congratulated the scientists and engineers of NESCOM and NDC.
Meanwhile, President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi have also conveyed their appreciations to scientists and engineers on successful conduct of today s missile test.
