News Pakistan successfully test launches Babur-1A cruise missile from a multi-tube missile launch vehicle (MLV)

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Pakistan on Thursday said it conducted a “successful” training launch of a cruise missile in the Arabian Sea.

With a range of 450 km (280 miles), Babur-1A is capable of engaging targets at land and sea with "high precision," according to a statement by Pakistan Army.

"The missile was launched from state-of-the-art Multi Tube Missile Launch Vehicle," it added.

Pakistan, which is engaged in several land and sea disputes with longtime rival India, has conducted a series of ballistic and cruise missile tests in recent months.

On Feb. 3, the nuclear-armed nation tested surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi, which is capable of delivering nuclear and conventional warheads up to a range of 290 km (180 miles).

Pakistan conducts 'successful' cruise missile test

Babur-1A capable of engaging targets at both land and sea with 'high precision,' says army - Anadolu Ajansı

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[Cabatli_TR]

Babur is a strategic long range cruise missile but It has relatively short range compared to Western equivalents. I believe Pakistan have some difficulty to procure turbojet engines that has longer burning duration. When Turkey finish to develop turbojet engine development for Gezgin, Same propulsion solution may find a place in Babur to increase its range.

 

[Ryder]

Missile named after Turkic leader Babur!!

I like it a lot.

 

[Bilal Khan(Quwa)]

Babur is a strategic long range cruise missile but It has relatively short range compared to Western equivalents. I believe Pakistan have some difficulty to procure turbojet engines that has longer burning duration. When Turkey finish to develop turbojet engine development for Gezgin, Same propulsion solution may find a place in Babur to increase its range.

The Babur 1A is an improvement of the short-range variant. The Babur 2 can go over 700 km. In all likelihood, two different miniature propulsion solutions are at play. For Pakistan, the issue isn't just acquiring a new propulsion system, but indigenously producing it.