Ababeel missile

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The Ababeel missile is a Pakistani medium-range ballistic missile notable for its reported multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) capability, intended to enhance the survivability and effectiveness of Pakistan’s strategic nuclear deterrent.

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instanceOf Pakistani weapon system ⓘ
ballistic missile ⓘ
medium-range ballistic missile ⓘ
announcedBy Inter-Services Public Relations ⓘ
category nuclear-capable missile ⓘ
strategic missile ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Pakistan ⓘ
deploymentStatus not publicly confirmed ⓘ
designedFor survivable second-strike capability ⓘ
designedToTarget regional adversary strategic targets ⓘ
deterrencePosture credible minimum deterrence (Pakistan policy context) ⓘ
developmentAgency Pakistan’s National Engineering and Scientific Commission (reported) ⓘ
firstTestCountry Pakistan ⓘ
firstTestDate 2017-01-24 ⓘ
fuelType solid propellant ⓘ
guidanceSystem inertial guidance ⓘ
possible satellite updates ⓘ
hasCapability MIRV ⓘ
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles ⓘ
nuclear warhead delivery ⓘ
intendedRole counter-missile-defense ⓘ
second-strike capability enhancement ⓘ
strategic deterrence ⓘ
isPartOf Pakistan nuclear weapons program ⓘ
Pakistan strategic forces ⓘ
launchPlatform road-mobile launcher ⓘ
launchPreparationTime short (due to solid fuel and mobility) ⓘ
launchType surface-to-surface ⓘ
MIRVStatus claimed by Pakistan, not independently verified ⓘ
mobility land-based mobile ⓘ
namedAfter Ababeel (Quranic term for flocks of birds) ⓘ
operator Pakistan Army ⓘ
Pakistan Strategic Forces Command ⓘ
propulsion solid-fuel ⓘ
publiclyKnownTests limited ⓘ
purpose enhance survivability of Pakistan’s nuclear deterrent ⓘ
penetrate ballistic missile defense systems ⓘ
range approximately 2200 km ⓘ
regionOfUse South Asia ⓘ
similarTo Shaheen-III missile (in role and range class) ⓘ
stageCount three-stage (reported) ⓘ
status under development ⓘ
testStatus flight-tested ⓘ
usedBy Pakistan ⓘ
warheadType nuclear ⓘ

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