Islamabad nuclear umbrella: Pakistan tested Ababeel Ballistic Mission (Video)

According to open data, Ababeel rocket has a maximum flight range up to 2200 km and is capable of carrying a warhead with a total mass of 1500 kg. Pakistan conducted successful flight tests of Ababeel ballistic missile, capable of carrying several nuclear warheads. This is the first launch of rockets of this class in the last six years. The last start was made in January 2017. This was reported on October 21 by the Defense News resource.

The Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan said that the test was aimed at checking different design features, technical parameters and evaluating the characteristics of different subsystems, as well as aimed at strengthening restraint and enhancing strategic stability in the region.

According to the expert from the Nuclear Program of Pakistan Manzur Ahmed, there was a long break between the tests, it was most likely to be associated with efforts to improve the technical and operational parameters of the rocket. He added that Ababeel is the most important engineering milestone for the Pakistan Nuclear Triad in the last almost two decades, as well as a major breakthrough in improving the viability of the Strategic Ground Banning Forces "Against Indian Counter.

" The open access contains little information about the Pakistani missile. Ababeel was created on the basis of Shaheen-III missile, which was first tested in 2015. The key difference in new development is the increased main fault, which houses a new head. Ababeel is also known to have a maximum flight range up to 2200 km. Its length is 21. 5 meters and a diameter of 1. 7 meters.

The rocket is designed to carry both ordinary and nuclear warheads that have several main parts with independent guidance (MIRV). In total, Ababeel is capable of carrying a combat part with a total mass of 1500 kg, consisting of three standard warheads weighing 500 kg each, or 5 warheads weighing 300 kg, or 8 maximum warheads weighing 185 kg. Earlier it was reported that in Pakistan they created a rocket complex, which in its characteristics resembles American Himars.