Engineering:Zarb (missile)
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| Zarb | |
|---|---|
| Type | Surface anti-ship missile cruise missile |
| Place of origin | Pakistan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 9 April 2016 |
| Used by | Pakistan Navy |
| Specifications | |
Launch platform | Transporter erector launcher (TEL) |
The Zarb /zɑːrb/ (Urdu: ضرب) is a subsonic surface anti-ship cruise missile, currently in service with Pakistan Navy.[1][2]
Development
The missile was successfully tested on 9 April 2016 from a coastal area and it successfully engaged its target in the Arabian sea. The missile was inducted into Pakistan's naval defense system soon after its successful test.[1][3] It was again tested in April 2018 during the "Sea Lion lll" exercise from an 8×8 transport-erector-launcher (TEL) vehicle.[4]
According to Jane's Defence Weekly, the missile is likely a rebadged C-602, the export version of the Chinese YJ-62 missile.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pakistan Navy inducts coastal anti-ship 'Zarb' missile after successful test". http://www.dawn.com/news/1251049. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ "Pak Navy successfully test-fires anti-ship missile Zarb". http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/111642-Pak-Navy-successfully-test-fires-anti-ship-missile-Zarb. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "Navy inducts anti-ship ‘Zarb’ missile". http://pakobserver.net/2016/04/10/navy-inducts-anti-ship-zarb-missile/. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ http://www.janes.com/article/79542/pakistan-navy-releases-images-of-zarb-coastal-defence-system
- ↑ Dominguez, Gabriel (24 April 2018). "Pakistan Navy releases images of Zarb coastal defence system". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180424181012/https://www.janes.com/article/79542/pakistan-navy-releases-images-of-zarb-coastal-defence-system.
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