| Hatf IX Nasr | |
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| Hatf IX Nasr being test-launched.
Another view of the Nasr missile system. A close view of the Nasr's launch vehicle. |
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| Type | Battlefield Range Ballistic Missile |
| Place of origin | Pakistan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 19 April 2011 |
| Used by | Pakistan |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | National Development Complex |
| Specifications | |
| Warhead | Sub-kiloton tactical nuclear warhead (<1 kt) |
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| Engine | Single-stage rocket motor |
| Propellant | Solid fuel |
| Operational range |
60 km |
| Launch platform |
Transporter erector launcher (TEL) |
| External videos | |
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| A video clip of the Hatf IX Nasr multi-tube ballistic missile. | |
The Hatf IX, named Nasr (Arabic: نصر) , is a solid fuelled battlefield range ballistic missile (BRBM) system developed by Pakistan. The missile's existence was first reported after a test-firing on 19 April 2011.[1][2] It is referred to by Pakistan's Inter Services Public Relations organization as a "Multi Tube Ballistic Missile" because the launch vehicle carries multiple missiles.
The name "Nasr" is an Arabic word meaning "Victory".
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Developed by Pakistan's National Development Complex (NDC), the Hatf IX Nasr has a range of 60 km [1] [3] and is carried by the same Chinese-origin 8x8 high mobility transporter erector launcher (TEL) as the Pakistan Army's AR-1A / A-100E 300mm Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). The TEL platform appears to carry two missiles which are erected before launch and it is believed that the missile range could be extended.[4] [4]
The Hatf IX Nasr seems to prove that Pakistan is capable of building small nuclear warhead.[4]
According to the public relations organization of the Pakistani military, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Hatf IX was developed to "add deterrence value... at shorter ranges... with high accuracy, shoot and scoot attributes" for "quick response." [3] [1] According to defence analysts and missile technology experts the system appears to have been developed as a "low-yield battlefield deterrent" targeted at "mechanized forces like armed brigades and divisions." [1] Therefore it is believed by analysts that the system is deployed to deter and respond to India's "Cold Start Doctrine". [2] [5] [6]
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