Babur Cruise Missile Family (1B / 2 / 3)
Type: Ballistic Missile (ICBM)
Domain: land
Country of Origin: Pakistan
Manufacturer: NESCOM (Pakistan)
First Deployed: 2010
Overview
The Babur cruise missile family is Pakistan's indigenous land-attack cruise missile developed by NESCOM. Babur-1B features terrain-following and TERCOM/DSMAC guidance, a 450 kg warhead, and 700+ km range. It employs stealth shaping and low-altitude flight to penetrate air defences. Babur-2 (extended range) and the Babur-3 sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM, test-fired from an Agosta-class submarine in 2017) extend the family's deterrence role. The system provides Pakistan with a second-strike nuclear capability when deployed on naval platforms, significantly enhancing strategic deterrence depth.
Technical Specifications
| babur3 | Submarine-launched version (SLCM) |
|---|---|
| guidance | INS + TERCOM + DSMAC |
| warhead_kg | 300 |
| launch_modes | Ground TEL (1B, 2), Submarine (3) |
| warhead_types | Conventional HE or nuclear-capable |
| max_speed_mach | 0.7 |
| range_km_babur2 | 750 |
| range_km_babur1b | 700 |
| range_km_babur3_subsurface | 450 |
Operators
- Pakistan
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