{"id":136528,"date":"2020-02-18T18:36:10","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T18:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/18\/pakistan-tested-a-new-cruise-missile-can-it-hit-inside-india\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:24:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:24:26","slug":"pakistan-tested-a-new-cruise-missile-can-it-hit-inside-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/02\/18\/pakistan-tested-a-new-cruise-missile-can-it-hit-inside-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan tests a new cruise missile. Can it hit inside India?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISLAMABAD \u2014 Pakistan on Tuesday carried out a successful test of its latest Ra\u2019ad-II <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/home\/2016\/01\/20\/military-pakistan-test-launches-homegrown-cruise-missile\/\" target=_blank>air-launched cruise missile<\/a>, with a new range of 600 kilometers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the military\u2019s ISPR media branch, the homegrown Ra\u2019ad-II \u201csignificantly enhances air delivered strategic standoff capability on land and at sea.&#8221; The weapon features enhanced guidance and navigation systems, \u201censuring engagement of targets with high precision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When first unveiled as a mock-up in 2017 during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2019\/03\/25\/pakistan-sends-subtle-messages-to-india-us-in-military-parade\/\" target=_blank>annual parade in Pakistan<\/a>, the Ra\u2019ad-II had a stated range of 550 kilometers. Slight changes to the intake design led to speculation that the extra range has been achieved due to a more advanced engine than that used in the Ra\u2019ad-I, which has a range of 350 kilometers.<\/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\/asia-pacific\/2019\/07\/25\/pakistan-wants-to-create-a-self-reliant-self-sustained-defense-industry\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_2682.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\">Pakistan wants to create a self-reliant, self-sustained defense industry<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pakistani government is promoting aims to increase public-private cooperation. But the private sector is skeptical.<\/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\">That speculation may have been correct. Though the footage from Tuesday\u2019s test was deliberately low resolution, the rear of the Ra\u2019ad-II appears to have been entirely redesigned with a new intake and control surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ra\u2019ad-I had what may be described a large \u201ctwin tail,\u201d whereas the Ra\u2019ad-II appears to have adopted a more compact &#8220;X&#8221; configuration layout common with similar missiles in service elsewhere. That change should aid in its carriage on a wider range of platforms, perhaps even internally if Pakistan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2018\/09\/19\/future-pakistan-turkish-defense-cooperation-likely-to-be-incremental-for-now\/\" target=_blank>fifth-generation fighter program<\/a>, Project Azm, bears fruit and features an internal weapons bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To date, the Ra\u2019ad missiles have only been seen carried by Mirage III strike fighters, which have a wide-track undercarriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The range increase would allow the missile to launch well within Pakistan\u2019s territory while being able to hit critical targets within India \u2014 New Delhi is roughly 430 kilometers from Lahore, for instance. That need has taken on a greater importance due to India\u2019s air defense modernization efforts through the acquisition of systems such as the Russian S-400.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington also recently cleared the Integrated Air Defense System for sale to India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Author, analyst, and former Pakistan Air Force pilot Kaiser Tufail believes the \u201ctreetop-hugging [air-launched cruise missile] with its minuscule radar cross-section should be a good antidote to the S-400.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The redesigned rear should also aid in replacing the aging Mirage as the Air Force\u2019s primary strike platform as more JF-17s become available, he added. \u201cIntegration of the Ra\u2019ad on the JF-17 should be no problem, and a launch by this fighter is just a matter of time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mansoor Ahmed, a senior fellow at the Center for International Strategic Studies in Islamabad who specializes in Pakistan\u2019s nuclear program and its delivery platforms, believes the Ra\u2019ad-II is \u201cPakistan\u2019s answer to India\u2019s development of the Nirbhay cruise missile.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He believes Ra\u2019ad-II \u201cwill significantly enhance the operational and targeting flexibility of the air leg of Pakistan&#8217;s strategic forces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt gives enhanced capability for precision strikes against critical military targets on land and at sea from safer standoff ranges. 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