Range of Babur cruise missile increased

Pakistan tests nuclear-capable cruise missle ISLAMABAD, March 22 (Reuters) Pakistan successfully tested on Thursday a nuclear-capable cruise missile with a range of 700 kilometres, the military said in a statement. The Hatf V11 Babur missile is a terrain-hugging, radar avoiding cruise missile capable of carrying a variety of warheads including nuclear, it said. “The flight data collected validated the design parameters set for the flight test,” the military said. “It is a highly manoeuvrable missile with pin-point accuracy.” The missile was first tested in 2005. Since then, its range has been enhanced to 700 km, from 500 km previously, the military said. President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz congratulated scientists and engineers involved and assured them of complete support in development plans of all strategic projects, the military said. (FirstPosted @ 10:00 PST, Updated (Posted @ 10:30 PST)


I wonder if there will ever be a submarine version of the Babur out (for land attack purposes, the PN already has quite a few American, Chinese, and French anti-ship missiles).

DO you know how it was increased? Did they lengthen the missile for more fuel or just a more fuel efficient engines?

A sub launch Babur is a posibility if the designers had some foresight to make its diameter fit inside a "typical" torpedo tube. Looking at its Tomahawk appearance it might just be.

If not, then it could be cost prohibative since you need dedicated lauchers on your subs or new class of subs entirely.