Pakistan Navy Test Fires Land Attack Cruise Missile (LACM)

Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Asif Sandila Witnessing the test firing of C-802 Anti-ship Missiles which has range of 180 km.

Pakistan navy (PN) has successfully test fired number of anti-ship missiles and a Land Attack Cruise Missile (LACM) in North Arabian Sea. This new Land Attack Cruise Missile (LACM) was test fired in the presence of Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Asif Sandila and Chairman NESCOM Irfan Burney.

Land Attack Cruise Missile (LACM) demonstrated its precision by hitting its target with pinpoint accuracy. Presence of the Chairman NESCOM Irfan Burney during the test of Land Attack Cruise Missile (LACM) indicate that the missile tested was developed by the NESCOM.

One of the tests of the Hatf-VII Babur Ground Launched Land Attack Cruise Missile (GLACM) was conducted from a new round canister instead of the typical box like canister used for the Babur LACM. This  test was considered as a stepping stone towards fielding the long range land attack cruise missile on the ships and submarines of the Pakistan Navy.

NESCOM has already developed Hatf-VII Babur Ground Launched Land Attack Cruise Missile (GLACM) and Hatf-VIII Ra’ad ALCM (Air-Launched Cruise Missile).