Re: Pakistan Test Fires Cruise Missile
Ok, allow me to clear up some confusion present on this thread.
Range of Babur (Pakistani) = 500km
Range of BrahMos (Russian, painted by India) = 300km
So, we have a better advantage there.
Babur is not acquired from anywhere, but rather it is developed 100% indigenously by SUPARCO. Pakistan is known for making the finest UAVs in the world, and if you look at it closely, UAVs have a lot in common with cruise missiles.
Speaking in terms of quality of Pakistani UAVs, America bought UAVs from Pakistan, to monitor its border with Mexico. So, that should tell u how advanced Pakistan is, in this field.
The guidance system will most likely be Chinese GPS.
As for the guy who said something along the lines of "cruise missiles can be jammed", I have one question for you. How will you jam the missile if you cannot detect it?
Babur is a subsonic missile, which allows it to be highly maneuvrable, and highly accurate, and it has the ability to change its way-points during the flight. It flies at very low altitudes at which it cannot be detected by enemy radar, because it mixes in with the curvature of the earth. It also has some very sophisticated computer inside which helps it find waypoints, and help it stay level with the ground (i.e. if the land elevates, the missile elevates; if a mountain or some other thing or structures comes in the middle, the missile find the shortest alternative route.)
If you have any questions, feel free to ask, because there is alot of info which I have not posted.
Thank You.