Pakistan Army successfully test-fires surface-to-surface Babur cruise missile

Current GK ( Master) Defence

The Pakistan Army conducted a successful test-firing of a short range surface-to-surface ballastic missile ‘Babar’ on February 11, 2021.
The Babur cruise missile IA was launched from Multi Tube Missile Launch Vehicle.
This missile is capable of hitting land and sea targets with “high precision” up to 450 kilometres away.
This test was the third missile test carried out over the past three weeks.
Earlier, Pakistan army conducted a successful test of the surface-to-surface ballistic missile Shaheen-III in January 2021, followed by the ‘training launch’ of nuclear-capable ballistic missile Ghaznavi in February 2021.