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| {{Infobox_Missile| | |||
| name=Shaheen IRBM | | |||
| image=Shaheen-2.jpg | | |||
| Function=Intermediate Range ] | | |||
| Contractor= National Defence Complex (NDC) | | |||
| Unit_cost=NA | | |||
| Deployment=6 March 2003 | | |||
| Engine=Solid Propellant Fuel | | |||
| Launch_mass=25,000 kg | |||
| Re-Entry Vehicle Mass: 1,050 kg | | |||
| Length=17.5 m | | |||
| Diameter=1.4 m | | |||
| Wing_span=NA| | |||
| Speed= Mach 10| | |||
| Range= Shaheen 1: 750 km | |||
| Shaheen 2: 2,500 km | | |||
| Flying_altitude=| | |||
| Warhead=Conventional HE/Nuclear 1000 kg | | |||
| Guidance=Terminal| | |||
| Fuzes=NA | | |||
| Launch_platform=Vertical Launch System (VLS)| | |||
| }} | |||
| The '''Shaheen''' ] was developed by National Defence Complex (NDC), a subsidiary of the ] Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) which was formed in 1993, under the guidance of Dr. Samar Mubarik Mand. The Shaheen missile is an ] (IRBM) with an optimal range of 2500 km. Sources indicate that Pakistan is preparing to launch a ] (BM) with a range of 3000+ km.Shaheen missile is very accurate and has a ] of 50 meters. | |||
| The Shaheen missile can carry both a conventional and non-conventional payload. It is powered by a solid propellant engine; making it a fast response weapon as compared to ] or ]. Other missiles currently in the service of Pakistan are; Hatf 1A (BRBM), Abdali (BRBM), Ghaznavi (SRBM), Ghauri (IRBM). | |||
| Pakistan has also Indigenously developed a ] ] in response to India's ] cruise missile. The Brahmos cruise missile was the result of collaboration between India and Russia. | |||
| == See also == | |||
| * ]. | |||
| ] | |||
| == External Links == | |||
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