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BCruise & anti-ship missiles
Air-launched cruise missile , Land-attack missile , Anti-ship missile
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Babur (cruise missile)larger figure on 3 of 4
Taurus KEPD 350larger figure on 1 of 4
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]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Babur (cruise missile) | Taurus KEPD 350 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GLCM / SLCM / AshM[source] | Air-launched cruise missile , Land-attack missile , Anti-ship missile[source] |
| In service | 2010 –Present[source] | Since 2006[source] |
| Used by | Pakistan Army ( Army Strategic Forces ) Pakistan Navy ( Navy Strategic Forces )[source] | Germany, South Korea , Spain[source] |
| Designer | National Defence Complex[source] |
5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)[source]
Maximum; 0.7 Mach. (subsonic)
Single source0.7 Mach. (subsonic) 990 km/h (620 mph)[source]
Maximum; Mach .95 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 2
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3
Single sourceMach .95 (323 m/s; 1,060 ft/s; 1,160 km/h)[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; >
Single source> 500 km (270 nmi; 310 mi)[source]
Williams P8300‐15 turbofan 680.4 kgf (6,672 N ) thrust
Single sourceWilliams P8300‐15 turbofan 680.4 kgf (6,672 N; 1,500 lbf) thrust[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Taurus Systems GmbH[source]
| Designed | 1998–2008 (GLCM) 2001–2018 (SLCM)[source] | 1995–2005[source] |
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| Manufacturer | National Defence Complex[source] | Taurus Systems GmbH[source] |
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| Developed from | BGM-109 Tomahawk[source] | — |
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| Variants | See variants[source] | KEPD 350 KEPD 350 MR KEPD 350K-2 KEPD 150[source] |
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| Warhead | HE / NE[source] | Two‐stage tandem MEPHISTO penetrator[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] | — |
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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] | INS , GPS , image-based navigation (IBN), RADALT[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] | Panavia PA-200 Tornado IDS , McDonnell Douglas F-15K Slam Eagle , McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A+ Hornet[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 | — | Germany and Sweden[source] |
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| Produced | — | Since 2005[source] |
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| Steering system | — | Four tailfins[source] |
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| References | — | Janes[source] |
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