Abdali-I

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Abdali-I/Hatf-II

Type Short range ballistic missile SRBM
Service history
In service (Tests) 07/03/1997, 05/28/2002, 03/26/2003, 04/31/2005
Production history
Manufacturer National Defence Complex (NDC)
Unit cost Unknown
Specifications
Weight 1,750 kg
Length 9.75 m
Diameter 0.56 m

Warhead Single Conventional HE/Nuclear
Detonation
mechanism
NA

Engine single stage solid propellant engine
Wingspan Unknown
Operational
range
200 km
Flight altitude Unknown (Apogee)
Speed Unknown
Guidance
system
Inertial
Launch
platform
transporter erector launcher (TEL)

Abdali-I is a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) , created in Pakistan and currently in service of Pakistan's Army. The Abdali-I was originally designed as the two-stage version of the Hatf-I, essentially a solid-propellant stage attached to the bottom of a Hatf-I. However, the program was cancelled in 1994, likely due to the purchase of the M-11 missiles from the People’s Republic of China, but a new design for the Abdali-I was started in 1997.

Its accuracy is sufficient for use against military targets such as bases or airfields. It is carried on a road mobile Transporter-Erector-Launcher (TEL) vehicle. The use of solid propellant and the TEL vehicle make the missile easy to store, transport and fire.

The Abdali-I has a range of 180 km and an accuracy of 150 m CEP. It is currently equipped with an inertial guidance system. It is able to be equipped with a variable payload of 500 kg, and can carry single high explosives or submunition warheads. It has a launch weight of 1,750 kg. It uses a single-stage solid propellant engine and has a length of 9.75 m and a width of 0.56 m.

The original Abdali-I missile started development in 1987 and was first displayed in 1989. The Abdali-I program has been halted due to technical problems with guidance and control systems. Another consideration may have been the purchase from China of the M-11 missiles with similar capabilities. Since the program was restarted with a new design in 1997, it has been flight tested in 2002 and 2005. As for its status; it is currently deployed and under production.

The Abdali-I has been named after Ahmad Shah Abdali.

Other missiles currently in the service of Pakistan are Hatf-I (BRBM), Ghaznavi (SRBM), Ghauri-I (MRBM), Ghauri-II (MRBM), Ghauri-III (IRBM) (under development), Shaheen-I (MRBM), Shaheen-II (IRBM), Babur (cruise missile) and Ra'ad (cruise missile).

Designation Other Name Range Payload Status Inventory
Hatf-I/IA (BRBM) Hatf-I/IA 80/100 km 500 kg Deployed 100+
Abdali (SRBM) Hatf-II 180 km 500 kg Deployed, Under production Unknown
Ghaznavi (SRBM) Hatf-III 290 km 500 kg Deployed, Under production ~100+
Shaheen-I (MRBM) Hatf-IV 750 km 750 kg Deployed, Under production ~75-150
Ghauri-I (MRBM) Hatf-V 1500 km 700-1000 kg Deployed, Under production ~100+
Ghauri-II (MRBM) Hatf-VA 2,400 km, More range with lighter payload. 1200 kg Operational, Under production ~100+
Shaheen-II (IRBM) Hatf-VI 2,500 km, More range with lighter payload. 1000+ kg Deployed, Under production 200+
Babur (Cruise Missile) Hatf-VII 700 km 500 kg Deployed 400-1000
Ra'ad (Air Launched Cruise Missile) Hatf-VIII 350 km Tested ---
Ghauri-III (IRBM) 3,000+ km 1000+ kg Under Development
Shaheen-III (IRBM) 3,500+ km 1000+ kg Under Development
M-11 (SRBM) 300 km 500 kg In service Unknown

Note: Not every missile has nuclear payload.

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