Pakistan Displays Hatf-VIII Ra'ad II 550 KM Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM)

Pakistan Displays Hatf-VIII Ra'ad II Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) with range of 550 kilometer during joint armed services parade held on account of 77th Pakistan Day in Islamabad.

The Hatf-VIII Ra'ad missile was tested with range of 350 km for first time in 2005. The Raad cruise missile is capable of carrying both conventional as well as nuclear warheads to strike heavily defended targets from standoff distance with precision. Missile employs infra-red imaging (IIR) seeker for digital scene-matching capability to achieve Circular Error Probable (CEP) of just 3 meters.

Pakistan Army Offically Inducts LY-80 Medium Range Surface To Air Missile

Pakistan Army has offically confirmed that it has inducted Chinese Low to Medium Altitude Air Defence System (LOMADS) LY-80 in its air defence units.

The LY-80 medium range surface to air missile is capable of destroying aerial target from an 15 m to 18000m of altitude, Earlier versions of LY-80 Low to Medium Altitude Air Defence System (LOMADS) has range of 40km against fighter jets while latest version has increased range of 70km. Missile system is also capable of destroying low flying cruisemissiles at distance of 12 km.