Ghaznavi (missile)
Hatf-III Ghaznavi | |
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Type | SRBM |
Place of origin | Pakistan |
Service history | |
In service | 2004–Present |
Used by | Pakistan Army |
Production history | |
Designer | HE/NE |
Warhead weight | 700 kg (1,500 lb) |
Blast yield | 12 kilotons of TNT (50 TJ)—20 kilotons of TNT (84 TJ)[2] |
Engine | Single-stage |
Transmission | Automatic |
Suspension | WS2400 8WD (With Pakistani military markings) |
Propellant | Solid-propellant |
Operational range | 290 km (180 mi)–300 km (190 mi) |
Guidance system | Inertial, Terminal |
Accuracy | 50 m (160 ft) CEP |
Launch platform | Transporter erector launcher (TEL) |
The Ghaznavi (
Designed and developed in secrecy by the
Development
In 1993, Benazir Bhutto's ministry procured the
Codenamed as
In 1995, its rocket engine was successfully tested and was said to be a "major break-through in rocket development in Pakistan".[8]
Due to its engineering feat, the Western observers had leveled serious allegations of foreign assistance, comparing to former Soviet
Operational deployment
After years of expensive trials and errors that started in 1994, Ghaznavi finally took its first
On 3 October 2003, the Ghaznavi was again successfully
Subsequent tests were conducted on 9 December 2006 another on 13 February 2008 and 8 May 2010; the 2008 test was believed to have concluded a winter training exercise of Pakistan's strategic command of Pakistan Army.[2] In May 2012, one more successful test of the missile was conducted as part of a training exercise.[12] Pakistan successfully carried out night training launch of Ghaznavi missile on August 28, 2019.[13]
The Ghaznavi is transported through a Pakistan-reversed engineered Chinese WS2400 8WD truck whereas the Pakistani military markings are quite visible.[14]
References
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- ^ News desk (10 May 2012). "Pakistan successfully tests Hatf III (Ghaznavi) missile". GEO News, 2012. GEO News. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ a b c ISPR (10 May 2012). "Pakistan tests Hatf III ballistic missile". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
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- ^ a b c Khan, Feroz (7 November 2012). "Pakistan's Missile Quest". Eating Grass: The Making of the Pakistani Bomb (google books). Stanford University Press. p. 500. ISBN 978-0-8047-8480-1. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ a b NTI staff writer. "NDC's secret work". Nuclear Threat Initiatives. Nuclear Threat Initiatives. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ a b Lodhi, PA, Lieutenant-General SFS (6 May 1998). "Pakistan's Missile Technology". Defence Journal, 1998. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ a b Staff correspondence reporter (26 May 2002). "Pak tests Ghaznavi missile amid world condemnation". Rediff on the Net, 2002. Rediff on the Net. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ a b Naqvi, Syed Mohsin (3 October 2003). "Pakistan kicks off missile tests". CNN Producer Syed Mohsin Naqvi contributed to this report. CNN Pakistan, 2003. CNN Pakistan. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ Lee, Xiao Feng (8 December 2004). "Pakistan test-fires short-range missile". China Daily, Pakistan. China Daily. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ Joshua, Anita (10 May 2012). "Pak tests nuclear-capable Hatf-III ballistic missile". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "Pakistan successfully carries out night training launch of Ghaznavi missile". The News. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Pakistan says it successfully test-fired short-range missile". Defense News. Associated Press. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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