Hatf-III

Hatf-III
حتف
Type Nuclear capable ballistic missile
Production history
Manufacturer Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL)
Produced 2012
Specifications
Diameter 0.56 m (22 in)

Propellant Solid
Operational
range
Hatf-III: 290 km (180 mi)

Hatf-III also known as the Ghaznavi missile is a Pakistani short range ballistic missile which entered service with the Pakistan Army in 2012 after a successful launch conducted by ASFC (Army Strategic Command Force) on May 10, 2012. The word Hatf means deadly or vengeance in Arabic.[1]

The Hatf-3 is "Scud" type ballistic missile. The missile could carry nuclear and conventional warheads to a range of 290 km. The Hatf III was the second nuclear-capable missile test-fired by the Pakistan army in less than two weeks, since India's launch of Agni-V.[2]

References

  1. ISPR (10 May 2012). "Pakistan tests Hatf III ballistic missile". The Tribune. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  2. "Pakistan tests nuclear-capable ballistic missile Hatf III". Times of India.

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