What Missiles Does Pakistan Have And How Far Can They Go? From Fatah-II To Shaheen-III
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India intercepted a Pakistani Fatah-II missile aimed at Delhi, over Haryana's Sirsa in the early hours of Saturday, May 10.
India intercepted a Fatah-II missile over Haryana's Sirsa in the early hours of Saturday, May 10. The ballistic missile was fired by Pakistan while it continued unprovoked attacks on several Indian cities through the night on Friday-Saturday. Sources say the missile was aimed at Delhi. It was intercepted by India's Barak-8 missile defence system.
The Fatah-II is a hypersonic ballistic missile with a range of more than 400 kilometre. Several cities in India are on high alert after Pakistan launched missiles, drones and artillery fire in border areas in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat and attempted to go even further.
India retaliated to Pakistan's overnight strikes by hitting the cities of Islamabad, Lahore, and Rawalpindi and three Air Force bases in the wee hours of Saturday, defence sources told CNN- News18. Multiple blasts were heard in cities of Pakistan – two in Rawalpindi, one each in Lahore and Islamabad. Three Air Force bases – Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi, Rafiqi Airbase in Punjab's Shorkot, and Murid Airbase in Punjab's Chakwal – were also targeted in the strikes.
As Pakistan continues unprovoked firing, here's a look at the missiles that the country has:
Medium and Long-Range Missiles
Fatah-II
Fatah-II is a hypersonic ballistic missiles with a range of 400 km respectively. These guided artillery rocket systems provide precision strike capabilities on the battlefield. Fatah-II is a more evolved version of Fatah-I and is often compared to other modern guided rockets like the US HIMARS-launched GMLRS or China's PHL-series systems.
The Fatah-II missile can carry conventional or potentially tactical nuclear payloads. It also has a non-nuclear precision-strike option, reducing reliance on strategic nuclear weapons for battlefield use.
Shaheen-III
This is Pakistan's longest-range missile with an estimated range of 2,750 km. It can reportedly reach distant parts of India, possibly all of the country, and parts of the Middle East. It is a surface-to-surface ballistic missile and also has the capability to carry nuclear payloads, besides conventional weapons.
The missile enables quick launch and high mobility. Solid fuel makes the missile easier to store, deploy, and conceal, increasing survivability in conflict. It is a successor to Shaheen-I (Hatf-IV) (750–900 km range), Shaheen-IA (900 km range) and Shaheen-II (Hatf-VI) (1,500–2,000 km range) missiles with Pakistan.
Ghauri-II
Pakistan's Ghauri-II missile has a range of over 2,000 km and is an improved variant of Ghauri-I (1,300 km range). It can carry nuclear or conventional warheads at longer distances.
It is widely believed to be derived from North Korea's Nodong missile, based on shared design features and development timelines.
Babur-3
Pakistan also has the Babur-3, which is a submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM). It has a range of approximately 450 km. It was tested in 2017 and launched from an underwater platform.
The missile can carry nuclear warheads.
Short-Range Missiles
Abdali (Hatf-II)
The Abdali missile, also known as Hatf-II, is a short-range ballistic missile and has an estimated range of 200 to 300 km. It can carry both conventional and nuclear payloads and a warhead of up to 500 kg. The surface-to-surface missile has an inertial guidance system, that gives it improved accuracy compared to Hatf-1.
Ghaznavi (Hatf-III)
The Ghaznavi missile is a nuclear-capable short-range ballistic missile with a range of approximately 290–320 km. It uses solid fuel propulsion, providing fast launch readiness. It can carry nuclear or conventional payloads of about 500 kg.
Nasr (Hatf-IX)
The Nasr missile is a tactical ballistic missile with a range of approximately 70 km. It can carry low-yield nuclear warheads for battlefield use.
Others
Pakistan also has Harba missile, which is a ship-launched cruise missile. It has a range of approximately 300–450 km.
It also has Zarb, which is a coastal defence missile and has a range of 280-300 km.
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