{"id":56462,"date":"2018-01-05T20:47:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T20:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/05\/pakistan-test-fires-indigenous-anti-ship-missile\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:06:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:06:34","slug":"pakistan-test-fires-indigenous-anti-ship-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2018\/01\/05\/pakistan-test-fires-indigenous-anti-ship-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan test-fires indigenous anti-ship missile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISLAMABAD \u2014 Pakistan has announced a successful test of its indigenous anti-ship missile, which appears to be a variant of the Babur land-attack cruise missile family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a statement released Jan. 3 by the country\u2019s Navy, the Harbah is a \u201cSurface to Surface anti-ship missile with Land Attack capability\u201d and was launched from the new Azmat Block II-class fast-attack craft Himmat, commissioned in July 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The missile accurately hit its target, as demonstrated in a video compilation of the test showing both the Harbah\u2019s launch from the Himmat and its impact on a ship target.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/mideast-africa\/2018\/01\/04\/us-suspends-security-assistance-to-pakistan\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-883473900.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US suspends security assistance to Pakistan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The new action targets payments of so-called Coalition Support Funds that the U.S. pays to Pakistan to reimburse it for its counterterrorism operations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe successful live weapon firing has once again demonstrated the credible fire power of Pakistan Navy and the impeccable level of indigenization in high tech weaponry achieved by Pakistan\u2019s defense industry. This is a clear manifestation of Government\u2019s resolve to achieve self reliance in this field,\u201d the Navy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The test was witnessed by naval chief Adm. Zafar Mahmood Abbasi from aboard the Perry-class frigate Alamgir (former U.S. Navy frigate McInerney), who \u201cemphasized the need to capitalize on indigenous defense capabilities and reduce reliance on foreign countries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He \u201creaffirmed the resolve of Pakistan Navy to ensure seaward defense of Pakistan and safeguard national maritime interests at all costs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As reported by Defense News when steel was cut for the Himmat in late December 2016, images of the design appeared to depict it would carry new anti-ship missiles, possibly an anti-ship variant of the Babur land-attack cruise missile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two months earlier, at Pakistan\u2019s biennial defense exhibition IDEAS, a spokesman for the Navy informed Defense News that the Azmat Block II boats would be equipped with indigenous anti-ship missiles, though the spokesman did not identify the type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A test of an unnamed, shore-based anti-ship missile reported by Defense News in March 2017 further reinforced speculation that an anti-ship variant of the Babur cruise missile had been developed. Images from the Jan. 3 test confirm this to have been correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan has been increasingly concerned over India\u2019s impressive naval expansion program, something that will further widen the huge naval imbalance between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked whether the Harbah will become the Navy\u2019s standard anti-ship missile, Brian Cloughley \u2014 author, analyst and former Australian defense attache to Islamabad \u2014 said he expects this to be the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the Harbah will help Pakistan project control over more of the Arabian Sea, he said, \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019ll keep the Indians awake at night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst for defense strategy and capability at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, believes the Harbah is \u201ca step up for the Pakistan Navy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt offers both anti-ship and land-attack. If it\u2019s based on the Babur, then it has a range of up to 700 kilometers, which, whilst not very long range, is sufficient to be militarily useful and certainly better than older systems such as Harpoon and C-802,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As to whether it would help keep Indian warships at bay, he said: \u201cI think in terms of India\u2019s Navy, it would depend on context. How many such missiles might be launched \u2014 a single [anti-ship cruise missile] most likely would be shot down by anti-ship missile defense systems on [Indian Navy] vessels. How good are Indian Navy defenses? That includes radar systems and their ability to detect sea-skimming missiles early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo it\u2019s hard to say specifically whether this missile will be effective at the time it is used. Clearly the land-attack capability is also important and adds to Pakistani Navy capability vis-a-vis India.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further indigenization efforts are focused on closing the critical gap in air defense capabilities. The same naval spokesman that informed Defense News about an indigenous anti-ship missile program also mentioned an indigenous air defense missile project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the Chinese medium-range LY-80N has already been selected and a platform equipped with the missile would be acquired, as revealed by the recent news of a deal for a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Type 054A Jiangkai II frigate. 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