Nasr (missile)

Nasr (missile)
Hatf IX Nasr
Hatf IX Nasr being test-launched.

Another view of the Nasr missile system. A close view of the Nasr's launch vehicle.

Type Battlefield Range Ballistic Missile
Place of origin  Pakistan
Service history
In service 19 April 2011
Used by  Pakistan
Production history
Manufacturer National Development Complex
Specifications
Warhead Sub-kiloton tactical nuclear warhead (<1 kt)

Engine Single-stage rocket motor
Propellant Solid fuel
Operational
range
60 km
Launch
platform
Transporter erector launcher (TEL)
External videos
A video clip of the Hatf IX Nasr multi-tube ballistic missile.


The Hatf IX, named Nasr (Arabic: نصر‎) , is a solid fuelled battlefield range ballistic missile (BRBM) system developed by Pakistan. The missile's existence was first reported after a test-firing on 19 April 2011.[1][2] It is referred to by Pakistan's Inter Services Public Relations organization as a "Multi Tube Ballistic Missile" because the launch vehicle carries multiple missiles.

The name "Nasr" is an Arabic word meaning "Victory".

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Design and development

Developed by Pakistan's National Development Complex (NDC), the Hatf IX Nasr has a range of 60 km [1] [3] and is carried by the same Chinese-origin 8x8 high mobility transporter erector launcher (TEL) as the Pakistan Army's AR-1A / A-100E 300mm Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). The TEL platform appears to carry two missiles which are erected before launch and it is believed that the missile range could be extended.[4]

The diameter of the Nasr suggests that it is designed to carry a tactical nuclear warhead weighing less than 1 kg. This would be a boosted fission device using less than 1 kg of weapons grade plutonium, boosted with up to 4-5 grams of tritium. The resulting yield would be in the sub-kiloton range and would be suitable for battlefield use. A sophisticated nuclear trigger mechanism would also be required.[4]

The Hatf IX Nasr seems to prove that Pakistan is capable of building small nuclear warheads for all types of delivery platforms to deter any conventional threats against its sovereignty.[4]

Operational history

According to the public relations organization of the Pakistani military, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Hatf IX was developed to "add deterrence value... at shorter ranges... with high accuracy, shoot and scoot attributes" for "quick response." [3] [1] According to defence analysts and missile technology experts the system appears to have been developed as a "low-yield battlefield deterrent" targeted at "mechanized forces like armed brigades and divisions." [1] Therefore it is believed by analysts that the system is deployed to deter and respond to India's "Cold Start Doctrine". [2] [5] [6]

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