Babur (cruise missile) vs Ra'ad-II: Specs Compared

ACruise & anti-ship missiles

Babur (cruise missile)

GLCM / SLCM / AshM

BCruise & anti-ship missiles

Ra'ad-II

standoff and an air-launched cruise missile (ALCM)

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Babur (cruise missile)Length

6.2 m

Length source ↗

Ra'ad-IILength

4.85 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Babur (cruise missile)larger figure on 4 of 4

Length+28%
Diameter+4%
Range+38%
Warhead mass+6%

Ra'ad-IIlarger figure on 0 of 4

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

20 of 31 rows sourced on both sides

6.2m

4.85m

Length+28%

All recorded figures & sources

6.2 m

Length

Single source

6.2 m (20 ft)^[source]

4.85 m

Length

Single source

4.85 m (15.9 ft)^[source]

2.5m

—

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

2.5 m

Wingspan

Single source

2.50 m (8.2 ft)^[source]

520mm

500mm

Diameter+4%

All recorded figures & sources

0.52 m

Diameter

Single source

0.52 m (20 in)^[source]

0.5 m

Diameter

Single source

0.50 m (20 in)^[source]

1.5t

≤ 1.1t≤

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

1,500 kg

Mass

Single source

1,500 kg (3,300 lb)^[source]

≤ 1,100 kg

≤

Single source

≤1,100 kg (2,400 lb)^[source]

990km/hMaximum; 0.7 Mach. (subsonic)

≤0.8 Mach. (980 km/h (610 mph))

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

990 km/h

Maximum; 0.7 Mach. (subsonic)

Single source

0.7 Mach. (subsonic) 990 km/h (620 mph)^[source]

≤0.8 Mach. (980 km/h (610 mph))^[source]Source text · numeric interpretation needs review

900kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

650kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

Range+38%

All recorded figures & sources

900 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

700 km

Operational; Babur-I

Single source

450 km

Operational; Babur-IA

Single source

900 km

Operational; Babur-IB

Single source

750 km

Operational; Babur-II

Single source

450 km

Operational; Babur-III

Single source

700 km

Operational; Harbah

Single source

290 km

Operational; Harbah export variant

Single source

900 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]

650 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

600 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

650 km (400 mi)^[source]

600 km (370 mi)^[source]

450–500kgWarhead weight

450kgWarhead weight

Warhead mass

All recorded figures & sources

450–500 kg

Warhead weight

Single source

450 kg (990 lb) – 500 kg (1,100 lb)^[source]

450 kg

Warhead weight

Single source

450 kg (990 lb)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Babur (cruise missile) and Ra'ad-II configuration
Specification	Babur (cruise missile)	Ra'ad-II
Type	GLCM / SLCM / AshM^[source]	ALCM^[source]
In service	2010 –Present^[source]	2020 –Present^[source]
Used by	Pakistan Army ( Army Strategic Forces ) Pakistan Navy ( Navy Strategic Forces )^[source]	Pakistan Air Force Air Force Strategic Command^[source]
Designer	National Defence Complex^[source]	National Engineering & Scientific Commission (Guidance/controls) Air Weapons Complex (Warhead design/assembly)^[source]
Designed	1998–2008 (GLCM) 2001–2018 (SLCM)^[source]	2007–2019^[source]
Manufacturer	National Defence Complex^[source]	Air Weapons Complex^[source]
Developed from	BGM-109 Tomahawk^[source]	—
Variants	See variants^[source]	—
Warhead	HE / NE^[source]	ICM / HE / NE^[source]
Blast yield	5 kilotons of TNT (21 TJ) – 12 kilotons of TNT (50 TJ)^[source]	5 kilotons of TNT (21 TJ)—12 kilotons of TNT (50 TJ)^[source]
Engine	Turbojet^[source]	Turbojet^[source]
Transmission	Automatic^[source]	—
Suspension	WS2500 10WD^[source]	—
Propellant	Liquid-propellant (jet engine) Solid-propellant (booster)^[source]	—
Flight altitude	Terrain-following^[source]	Terrain-following^[source]
Guidance system	INS , TERCOM / DSMAC , GPS , GLONASS , Terminal ,^[source]	Inertial , Terminal^[source]
Accuracy	20 m (66 ft) CEP^[source]	3.0 m (9.8 ft) CEP^[source]
Launch platform	Transporter erector launcher Cruise-missile submarine^[source]	JF-17A/B , Mirage-IIIR , Mirage-VR^[source]
Transport	TEL , Horizontal launch tube (HLT)^[source]	Combat aircraft^[source]
Country of origin	Pakistan^[source]	—
Place of origin	—	Pakistan^[source]
Developed into	—	Taimoor^[source]
Payload capacity	—	≤450 kg (990 lb)^[source]
Role	—	standoff and an air-launched cruise missile (ALCM)^[source]

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Babur (cruise missile)

Ra'ad-II

Type

GLCM / SLCM / AshM^[source]

ALCM^[source]

In service

2010 –Present^[source]

2020 –Present^[source]

Used by

Pakistan Army ( Army Strategic Forces ) Pakistan Navy ( Navy Strategic Forces )^[source]

Pakistan Air Force Air Force Strategic Command^[source]

Designer

National Defence Complex^[source]

National Engineering & Scientific Commission (Guidance/controls) Air Weapons Complex (Warhead design/assembly)^[source]

Designed

1998–2008 (GLCM) 2001–2018 (SLCM)^[source]

2007–2019^[source]

Manufacturer

National Defence Complex^[source]

Air Weapons Complex^[source]

Developed from

BGM-109 Tomahawk^[source]

—

Variants

See variants^[source]

—

Warhead

HE / NE^[source]

ICM / HE / NE^[source]

Blast yield

5 kilotons of TNT (21 TJ) – 12 kilotons of TNT (50 TJ)^[source]

5 kilotons of TNT (21 TJ)—12 kilotons of TNT (50 TJ)^[source]

Engine

Turbojet^[source]

Transmission

Automatic^[source]

—

Suspension

WS2500 10WD^[source]

—

Propellant

Liquid-propellant (jet engine) Solid-propellant (booster)^[source]

—

Flight altitude

Terrain-following^[source]

Guidance system

INS , TERCOM / DSMAC , GPS , GLONASS , Terminal ,^[source]

Inertial , Terminal^[source]

Accuracy

20 m (66 ft) CEP^[source]

3.0 m (9.8 ft) CEP^[source]

Launch platform

Transporter erector launcher Cruise-missile submarine^[source]

JF-17A/B , Mirage-IIIR , Mirage-VR^[source]

Transport

TEL , Horizontal launch tube (HLT)^[source]

Combat aircraft^[source]

Country of origin

Pakistan^[source]

—

Place of origin

—

Pakistan^[source]

Developed into

—

Taimoor^[source]

Payload capacity

—

≤450 kg (990 lb)^[source]

Role

—

standoff and an air-launched cruise missile (ALCM)^[source]