The interactive authoring and display software, or iads, will become the armys single viewer for all electronic technical manuals, said army deputy chief of staff for logistics lt. Pakistan on wednesday conducted a training launch of shortrange surface to surface ballistic missile nasr. Pakistans nuclear planners have sought to develop and plan deployment of the shortrange nasr tactical missile to deliver nuclear weapons against advancing indian armoured forces. Pakistan test fires the vengeance ix nasr tactical ballistic missile system with improved range,inflight maneuverability, ecm. Information regarding this new missile is sparse, but it is believed to be a modified norico arseries launcher procured from the peoples republic of china. The hatf 9 nasr is a pakistani surfacetosurface shortrange ballistic missile.
Wikiproject military history rated cclass this article is within the scope of the military history wikiproject. Pakistan test fires nasr, army chief says missile put cold water on indias cold start cold start is a military doctrine developed by the indian armed forces for use with pakistan. Nayyar and zia mian 2015 pakistans military planners have for a long time determined that they need to be prepared to escalate a military conflict with india into a nuclear war through the first use of nuclear weapons. The nasr 1 is an iranian unlicensed copy of the chinese c704 short range anti ship missile. Nasr 1 missile can be launched from both inland bases and offshore meelitary vessels, and is being modified tae be fired from helicopters and submarines. Over recent years, pakistans scientists have focused on developing the hatf9 or nasr short range, ballistic missile, which seeks to deter a cold start campaign with its ability to deliver a.
The project, and its precursors and sister projects, originally went by various code names. According to an ispr statement, chief of army staff gen qamar javed bajwa. Pakistan has introduced a new battlefield nuclear weapon, nasr, into its arsenal. Pakistan successfully test fires shortrange ballistic. The nasr victory or haft9 vengeance is a shortrange ballistic missile, developed in pakistan. To date there have been four flight tests of the missile system. Pakistans stabilisationdestabilisation dilemma ghazala yasmin jalil abstract pakistans testing of the nuclearcapable tactical ballistic missile nasr and its indias counterpart prahaar has renewed a debate on deterrence stability in south asia. It is an extremely light and free gnu pdf viewer that is the default on most linux os.
Nasr missile a cold war discard for future battlefield scenario hatfix 0 comments. Design drivers for antiship and land attack missiles ioannis vagias lecturer, radar systems. Pakistani missile research and development program. The hatf ix nasr is a ballistic missile which carries a subkiloton tactical nuclear weapon out to. The missile defense agency is charged with developing, testing and fielding an integrated layered ballistic. On 4 january 2011, voa reported that irans parliament speaker, ali larijani, said his country planned to further boost its missile program. Army unit established in 1978 at fort meade, maryland, by the defense intelligence agency dia and sri international a california contractor to investigate the potential for psychic phenomena in military and domestic intelligence applications. According to its export catalog, it can destroy 1,500tonne targets such as small frigates.
Pakistan successfully test fires shortrange ballistic missile nasr pakistan army has conducted a series of training launches and tests during the current week for validation of new technical parameters of nasr. April, 2017 pakistan embarked on a nuclear weapons program in the early 1970s, following its defeat and breakup in the indopakistani war of 1971. Nasr, a shortrange ballistic missile, was first flighttested in 2011. Nasr car company, the stateowned egyptian car manufacturer. Has paks nasr missile really put cold water on indias cold start doctrine. The nasr 1 appears to be the active radarguided variant of. The hatf 9 is also believed to be a nuclear capable missile, but it could potentially carry an he or submunitions payload as well. On november 5, 20 pakistan conducted its fourth test of the hatfix nasr short range battlefield nuclear missile. Pakistan claimed the test was of an upgraded version of the nasr missile which increased its range from 60km to 70km. Missile threat is a product of the missile defense project at the center for strategic and international studies. Islamabad regards nuclear weapons and their delivery systems as essential to offsetting its conventional inferiority against india and maintaining the south asian balance of power. It is the latest addition to the haft series of missiles, locally produced in pakistan. China missile chronology nuclear threat initiative.
Army selects amcom solution as single technical manual viewer. While the range of the nasr is listed as 60 km, depending on its diameter its range could be much further. Nasr 7090 km abdali 200 km short range ballistic missiles ghaznavi 320 km. Challenges for indopak deterrence arun vishwanathan o n november 5, 20 pakistan conducted its fourth test of the hatfix nasr short range battlefield nuclear missile. Nasr missile a cold war discard for future battlefield.
This article explores the limited utility of the use of tactical nuclear weapons which could still prove to be catastrophic by triggering the escalation of a conventional conflict into nuclear war. It haes the capability of destroying 1,500tonne targets such as small warships like frigates. The curious case of nasrs terminal guidance page 2. Its unclear if more than one nasr missile was fired, past tests have involved firing a volley of nasr missiles. An accessible and accurate translation of the quran that offers a rigorous analysis of its theological, metaphysical, historical, and geographical teachings and backgrounds, and includes extensive study notes, special introductions by experts in the field, and is edited by a top modern islamic scholar, respected in both the west and the islamic world. Nasr 1 missile can be launched from both inland bases and offshore military vessels, and is being modified to be fired from helicopters and submarines. Although, i have used evince only in linux, i am sure it has the same features in windows. However, despite the large amount of literature which has come out following the nasr test in april. Design drivers for antiship and land attack missiles. Now you can easily read quran online, share quranic ayahs in beautiful background images, and build a habit around reading quran online. With the use of an efficient rocket motor, gps based guidance system, and maneuvering flight profile.
The nasr 1 is a domesticallymanufactured iranian short range anti ship missile capable of evading radar. Al nasr horse, a frenchtrained thoroughbred racehorse. The army selected a single viewer for more than 7,400 electronic technical manuals, choosing a solution developed by a team from the u. Features of nasr brbm missile pakistan tested improved. On april 19, 2011 pakistan conducted the first test flight of hatfix nasr missile. Pakistan has claimed that it was designed to overcome missile defense systems. Tactical nuclear weapons and deterrence stability in south asia. Why prahaar may give deadly edge to india on pak rediff. China inaugurates a factory in iran for assembling and producing the nasr 1 antiship missile. Each and every content used in this video is not imaginary. Nasr missile program technological specifications youtube.
The nasr is based on the chinese c704 antiship missile, which was unveiled at the 2008 zhuhai air show and was developed specifically for iran by chinas hongdu aviation group. Islamic republic of pakistan engaged in deploying a weapon for a scale of battle india has no intention of obliging it with, but one with the potential to imperil the west. Stargate project was the 1991 code name for a secret u. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see. The missile can carry nuclear warheads of appropriate yield with high accuracy. Has paks nasr missile really put cold water on indias. Rajaram nagappa, arun vishwanathan and aditi malhotra to read the complete report in pdf click here. Missile threat brings together a wide range of information and analyses relating to the proliferation of cruise and ballistic missiles around the world and the air and missile defense systems designed to defeat them.
Most likely that this missile was developed with chinese assistance. Pakistans stabilisationdestabilisation dilemma ghazala yasmin jalil abstract pakistans testing of the nuclearcapable tactical ballistic missile nasr and its indias counterpart prahaar has renewed a debate on deterrence stability in. Pakistani leaders have declared that the weapon is meant to deter india from executing its cold start war doctrine. Tactical nuclear weapons and deterrence stability in south. A range of only 60 km would be nearly within enemy artillery gun range and within cruise missile range of enemy forces. If this message is not eventually replaced by the proper contents of the document, your pdf viewer may not be able to display this type of document.
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