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BCruise & anti-ship missiles
Air-to-surface Surface-to-surface missile Cruise missile Anti-ship missile Land-attack missile
At a glance
Babur (cruise missile)larger figure on 3 of 3
Kh-35larger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.2 m (20 ft)[source]
air version
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Babur (cruise missile) | Kh-35 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GLCM / SLCM / AshM[source] | Air-to-surface Surface-to-surface missile Cruise missile Anti-ship missile Land-attack missile[source] |
| In service | 2010 –Present[source] | 2003[source] |
| Used by | Pakistan Army ( Army Strategic Forces ) Pakistan Navy ( Navy Strategic Forces )[source] | Russian Navy Indian Navy Vietnam People's Navy[source] |
| Designer | National Defence Complex[source] | Zvezda |
surface & heli version
Single source385 cm (152 in) (air version) 440 cm (173 in) (surface & heli version)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceOperational; Babur-I
Single sourceOperational; Babur-IA
Single sourceOperational; Babur-IB
Single sourceOperational; Babur-II
Single sourceOperational; Babur-III
Single sourceOperational; Harbah
Single sourceOperational; Harbah export variant
Single source900 km (560 mi)[source]
Babur-I: 700 km (430 mi) Babur-IA: 450 km Babur-II: 750 km (470 mi) Babur-III: 450 km (280 mi; 240 nmi) Harbah: 700 km (430 mi; 380 nmi) Babur-IB: 900 km (560 mi) Harbah export variant: 290 km (180 mi; 160 nmi)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single sourceOperational; upgrade version, 2015
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1998–2008 (GLCM) 2001–2018 (SLCM)[source] | 1983–2003[source] |
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| Manufacturer | National Defence Complex[source] | Tactical Missiles Corporation[source] |
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| Developed from | BGM-109 Tomahawk[source] | — |
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| Variants | See variants[source] | — |
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| Warhead | HE / NE[source] | HE fragmentation shaped charge[source] |
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| Blast yield | 5 kilotons of TNT (21 TJ) – 12 kilotons of TNT (50 TJ)[source] | — |
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| Engine | Turbojet[source] | R95TP-300 Turbofan 360 kgf[source] |
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| Transmission | Automatic[source] | — |
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| Suspension | WS2500 10WD[source] | — |
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| Propellant | Liquid-propellant (jet engine) Solid-propellant (booster)[source] | kerosene[source] |
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| Flight altitude | Terrain-following[source] | 10-15 m en route and about 4 m at terminal area[source] |
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| Guidance system | INS , TERCOM / DSMAC , GPS , GLONASS , Terminal ,[source] | inertial guidance and ARGS-35E X-band terminal active radar homing[source] |
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| Accuracy | 20 m (66 ft) CEP[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Transporter erector launcher Cruise-missile submarine[source] | Tupolev Tu-142 , Su-24 , MiG-29 M/K, Sukhoi Su-35 , Su-27 SM, Su-30MKI // Su-30SM , Su-34 , HAL Tejas , Ka-27 , Ka-28 , Ka-52 , Su-57 , also ships and boats, coastal, ALCM , TEL variants.[source] |
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| Transport | TEL , Horizontal launch tube (HLT)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Pakistan[source] | — |
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| Place of origin | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $500,000 (2010)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1996 for export, 2003 for Russia[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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130 km (70 nmi) 300 km (160 nmi) (upgrade version, 2015)[source]