Pakistan on Monday successfully test fired its indigenously developed multi-tube cruise missile Hatf-VII (Babur), which has stealth capabilities and can carry both nuclear and conventional warheads up to 700 kilometers.
“Babur Crusie Missile is a low flying, terrain hugging missile, which can strike targets both at Land and Sea with pin point accuracy. It carries stealth features,” said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). “Equipped with modern cruise missile technology of Terrain Contour Matching (TERCOM) and Digital Scene Matching and Area Co-relation (DSMAC), it can carry both nuclear and conventional warheads,” it said.
The missile was launched from a state of the art multi-tube Missile Launch Vehicle (MLV), which significantly enhances the targeting and deployment options of Babur weapons system. The test was witnessed by Director General Strategic Plans Division Lieutenant General (r) Khalid Ahmed Kidwai, National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM) Chairman Muhammad Irfan Burney, senior officers from the armed forces and strategic organizations.
“In today’s test, the National Command Authority’s fully automated Strategic Command and Control Support System (SCCSS) was once again employed,” the statement said. “It enables 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),” it said. The system has the added capability of real time remote monitoring of missile flight path, it added. The test consolidates and strengthens Pakistan’s deterrence capability and National security. The successful test has also been praised by the president, prime minister and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.
congrats to pakistan, millitary scientists and the engineers at the munitions factory
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