India Pakistan tension: Pakistan’s arsenal consists of these prominent missiles and their operational range

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing India Pakistan tensions, let us take a look at the arsenal of missiles that Pakistan has in its possession. Till the last confirmed reports, Pakistan had 6 operational types of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles and its overall arsenal consists primarily of short to medium-range ballistic missiles. However, the country has made significant progress in its cruise missile capabilities. The ground arsenal consists of approximately 106 land-based missiles with yields of 5-40 kt.

Let’s take a detailed look at the different kinds of missiles that Pakistan operates.

Surface-to-surface missiles

KRL Ghazab, range of 40 km.

A-100E, range 120 km.

Fatah-I, range 140 km.

Fatah-II, range of 400 km

Anti-tank Guided Missiles (ATGM)

BGM-71 TOW, range of 3.75 km.

GIDS Baktar-Shikan, range of 4 km.

Kornet-E, range of 8 km.

Battlefield Range or Tactical Ballistic Missiles (BRBM)

Hatf-I, range of 70–100 km.

Nasr, range of 70–100+ km.

Abdali, range of 180 km.

Short Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM)

Ghaznavi, range of 290–320 km.

Shaheen-I, range of 750–1000 km.

Medium Range Ballistic Missiles (MRBM)

Ghauri-I, range of 1,500 km.

Ghauri-II, range of 2,000–2,300 km.

Ababeel, range of 2,200 km.

Shaheen-II, range of 2,500 km.

Shaheen-III, range of 2,750 km.

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