10-29-2011, 03:38 PM
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, on Friday, conducted successful test fire of an indigenously developed multi-tube having stealth capabilities Cruise Missile Hatf-VII (Babar). Babar has a target range of 700 km, said ISPR in a press release on Friday. The missile test was conducted to validate the design parameters of the weapon system and a new Missile Launch Vehicle (MLV). Babar Cruise Missile is low flying, terrain hugging missile with high manoeuverability, pin-point accuracy and radar avoiding features. It can carry both nuclear and conventional warheads and has stealth capabilities. It also incorporates the most modern cruise missile technology of Terrain Contour Matching (TERCOM) and Digital Scene Matching and Area Co-relation (DSMAC). A special feature of Friday’s launch was the validation of a new multi-tube MLV during the test. The three tube MLV enhances the targeting and deployment options in the conventional and nuclear modes manifold.