Ra'ad (cruise missile)
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| General Information | |
| Manufacturer | Pakistan, Air Weapons Complex (AWC) |
| development | See text. |
| Technical specifications | |
| length | 4.85 m |
| diameter | n / a |
| Combat weight | 1 100 kg |
| drive | Turbofan |
| speed | Subsonic |
| Range | 350 km |
| Furnishing | |
| Target location | INS , TERCOM , DSMAC , GPS , COMPASS |
| Warhead | Conventional or nuclear |
| Weapon platforms | Aircraft: JF-17 , Mirage III , Mirage V |
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The Ra'ad ALCM ( Urdu رعد; Ra'ad means thunder in Arabic ) is an airborne cruise missile from Pakistani development. It is used by various weapon platforms of the Pakistani Air Force .
development
After the successful test of the first Pakistani cruise missile Babur in 2005, the Ra'ad was originally planned as a modification of it to be usable from airplanes. But as the official name Hatf VIII (the Babur runs under Hatf VII) and the new name show, a new weapon was finally developed. The first successful test took place on August 25, 2007, the first downing of an aircraft (a Dassault Mirage III ROSE ) on May 8, 2008.
Technical characteristics
The airframe is designed by the shape and the choice of materials in such a way that the detectability by radar is reduced ( stealth technology ). This increases the likelihood of hitting heavily defended targets such as enemy command posts, radar positions and stationary air defense systems. With a range of 350 kilometers, the weapon has a "very high accuracy" according to official sources. It should also be usable against ships.
Although the missile was launched from a Mirage III in tests, other platforms, notably the JF-17 , are intended for normal operational use .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ report at www.geo.tv, engl. ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ra'ad test shot - report at Aljazeerza (engl.)
- ↑ dawn.com: Pakistan test-fires its first cruise missile , August 12, 2005.
