{"id":36866,"date":"2024-01-18T20:03:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T20:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/18\/pakistans-air-force-says-it-has-a-hypersonic-capable-missile\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:04:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:04:37","slug":"pakistans-air-force-says-it-has-a-hypersonic-capable-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/hypersonics\/2024\/01\/18\/pakistans-air-force-says-it-has-a-hypersonic-capable-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan\u2019s Air Force says it has a hypersonic-capable missile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Correction: A previous version of this story misidentified an air defense system Pakistan acquired. The country has not acquired the High Mobility Air Defense System but rather the High to Medium Air Defence Weapons System.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISLAMABAD \u2014 The Pakistan Air Force has revealed the existence of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2021\/03\/15\/hypersonic-and-directed-energy-weapons-who-has-them-and-whos-winning-the-race-in-the-asia-pacific\/\" target=\"_blank\">hypersonic<\/a> missile capability, noting on social media and in a news release that the weapon is part of a wider modernization effort \u201cto counter evolving threats.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service said the capability is meant to help create a \u201cpotent force and to rebalance the power dynamics in the region\u201d under the leadership of Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other modernization efforts have included the \u201cacquisition of J-10C fighter jets, Unmanned Aerial Systems, modern electronic warfare platforms, force multipliers, state-of-the-art integrated air defense systems, air mobility platforms, [and High to Medium Air Defence Weapons Systems],\u201d the service said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force did not respond to Defense News\u2019 questions by press time for further information about the hypersonic missile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2024\/01\/04\/pakistan-to-buy-chinese-fc-31-fighter-jets-says-air-chief\/\" target=\"_blank\">main supplier of military equipment<\/a>, China, unveiled its air-launched YJ-21E hypersonic missile at the 2022 Zhuhai Airshow. However, a H-6K Badger bomber carried the weapon \u2014 an aircraft type not in service with Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Timothy Wright, a military analyst the International Institute for Strategic Studies think tank, said Pakistan\u2019s hypersonic missile is likely not a new weapon, but rather the CM-400AKG, which the country acquired five years ago for its JF-17 Thunder jets. The service\u2019s release included <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V_2Osf0r-p4?feature=shared\" target=\"_blank\">a video<\/a> featuring the CM-400AKG missile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAccording to the missile\u2019s manufacturer [<a href=\"https:\/\/people.defensenews.com\/top-100\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aviation Industry Corporation of China<\/a>], the CM-400AKG can travel at hypersonic [Mach 5-plus] speeds,\u201d he told Defense News. \u201cHowever, there has not been an independent assessment of this claim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is possible the missile is instead a high-supersonic system\u201d reaching speeds between Mach 3 and Mach 4.9, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, he said, Pakistan\u2019s claim that it has a hypersonic-capable missile may be due to factors during the specific launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe missile\u2019s high speed might be achieved by the 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