2014 Page | 1 Babur Land Attack Cruise Missile System ماوزBabur, named after the first Mughal Emperor Zahir ud-Din Babur, is also designated Hatf -VII, is the first transportable, Land Attack Cruise Missile (LACM) to be developed by Pakistan. Launched from ground-based multi tube transporter erector launchers, warships and submarines, the Babur can be armed with a conventional or nuclear warhead and has a range of 700 km. The missile is designed with stealth features, to avoid radar detection and to penetrate enemy air defenses, in order to destroy high value targets with impressive accuracy.
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Babur Land Attack Cruise Missile System
ابرب رکوز زیمالئ اظنم
Babur, named after the first Mughal Emperor Zahir ud-Din Babur, is also
designated Hatf -VII, is the first transportable, Land Attack Cruise Missile
(LACM) to be developed by Pakistan. Launched from ground-based multi tube
transporter erector launchers, warships and submarines, the Babur can be
armed with a conventional or nuclear warhead and has a range of 700 km.
The missile is designed with stealth features, to avoid radar detection and to
penetrate enemy air defenses, in order to destroy high value targets with
impressive accuracy.
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TYPE
• Subsonic Land Attack Cruise Missile
ORIGIN
• Pakistan
ACTIVE SINCE
• 2005
OPERATOR
• Pakistan Army
MANUFACTURER
• National Defense Complex ( NDC )
WEIGHT
• < 1500 Kg
PAYLOAD
• > 300 Kg
LENGTH
• 7 meters with the rocket booster
STATUS
• Operational
DIAMETER
• 0.52m
WARHEAD
• Conventional/Nuclear
ENGINE
• Turbofan with a rocket booster motor for vertical launch
