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BCruise & anti-ship missiles
Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Air-to-surface missile Anti-ship missile Land-attack missile
At a glance
Babur (cruise missile)larger figure on 5 of 5
Kh-59larger figure on 0 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.2 m (20 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Babur (cruise missile) | Kh-59 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GLCM / SLCM / AshM[source] | Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Air-to-surface missile Anti-ship missile Land-attack missile[source] |
| In service | 2010 –Present[source] | 1980–current[source] |
| Used by | Pakistan Army ( Army Strategic Forces ) Pakistan Navy ( Navy Strategic Forces )[source] | Russia, China, India, Algeria[source] |
| Designer | National Defence Complex |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
570 cm (220 in)[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; Kh-59ME
Single sourceOperational; Kh-59ME (export)
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
MKB Raduga[source] |
| Designed | 1998–2008 (GLCM) 2001–2018 (SLCM)[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] | Cluster or shaped-charge fragmentation[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] | Kh-59: two-stage rocket Kh-59ME: rocket then R95TP-300 turbojet/turbofan[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] | — |
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| Flight altitude | Terrain-following[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | INS , TERCOM / DSMAC , GPS , GLONASS , Terminal ,[source] | Inertial guidance (then TV guidance ), millimeter wave active radar homing (Kh-59MK, Kh-59MK2 land attack version)[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] | Kh-59ME: Su-30MK Kh-59: Su-24M, MiG-27, Su-17M3/22M4, HAL Tejas , Su-30 MKI Su-25 and Su-30 Kh-59MK2: Su-57[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 / Russia[source] |
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| Wars | — | First Chechen War Second Chechen War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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Operational; Kh-59MK
Single sourceOperational; Kh-59MK2
Single sourceKh-59ME (export): 115 km (62 nmi) Kh-59ME: 200 km (110 nmi) Kh-59MK: 285 km (150 nmi) Kh-59MK2: 290 km (160 nmi)[source]