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Hatf-I
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The Hatf I (Urdu: حتف; Military designation: Hatf–I, Translit. Target-1) is a land-based tactical and battlefield range ballistic missile, currently in service with the strategic command of the Pakistan Army.[2]
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Type | BRBM/Rocket artillery |
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Service history | |
In service | 1992–Present |
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Production history | |
Designer | Space Research Commission (Rocket system) Kahuta Research Laboratories (Warhead design/assembly) |
Designed | 1987–89 |
Manufacturer | Space Research Commission |
Produced | 1987–2001 |
No. built | 105 (stock estimated in 2021)[1]) |
Variants | Hatf-I: 1992 Hatf-IA: 1995 Hatf-IB: 2001 |
Specifications (Technical data) | |
Mass | 500 kg (1,100 lb) |
Length | 6.0 m (19.7 ft) |
Diameter | 0.56 m (22 in) |
Maximum firing range | 100 km (62 mi) |
Warhead | Conventional HE/CE |
Warhead weight | 500 kg (1,100 lb) |
Engine | Single-stage |
Payload capacity | 500 kg (1,100 lb) |
Transmission | Manual |
Suspension | M35/Isuzu x 4WD semi-trailer |
Propellant | Solid-propellant |
Operational range | Hatf-I: 70 km (43 mi) Hatf-IA/IB: 100 km (62 mi) |
Maximum speed | 5.9–6.1 m/s (19–20 ft/s) |
Guidance system | Unguided:Hatf-I/IA Inertial: Hatf-IB |
Accuracy | 100 m (330 ft) CEP |
Launch platform | Transporter erector launcher |
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Jointly designed and developed by the Space Research Commission and the Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL) in 1987, it is the first system developed under Hatf program (lit. Target) and entered in military service with Pakistan Army in 1992.[3]
The Hatf-I is deployed as rocket artillery weapon system and has been replaced by the improved Hatf-IA and Hatf-IB, which have a maximum range of 100 kilometres (62 mi).[2]