Pakistan Navy Test fired missiles

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Harpoon missiles were test fired.
Are you suggesting that Harpoon missiles were the only ones test fired?

The reason I would disagree with that assessment, if indeed that is what you are implying, is because Pakistan has been operating the Harpoons for years now, and this would therefore not be a 'maiden test of the Harpoon'. Not to mention that the Navy statement suggests that the test firing was done from 'newly acquired platforms' which most likely refers to the Chinese F-22P Frigates that Pakistan acquired, and I would be surprised if the US allowed the integration of a US weapons system on a Chinese platform.
 
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Are you suggesting that Harpoon missiles were the only ones test fired?

The reason I would disagree with that assessment, if indeed that is what you are implying, is because Pakistan has been operating the Harpoons for years now, and this would therefore not be a 'maiden test of the Harpoon'. Not to mention that the Navy statement suggests that the test firing was done from 'newly acquired platforms' which most likely refers to the Chinese FP-22 Frigates that Pakistan acquired, and I would be surprised if the US allowed the integration of a US weapons system on a Chinese platform.
what other naval land attack platforms does Pakistan have C-802??
 
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what other naval land attack platforms does Pakistan have C-802??
I am not sure if the French would have issues with integrating the Exocet onto the Chinese frigates, but even if that was the case, it would not be a 'maiden test' since Pakistan has operated the Exocet for years as well.

If an LACM was tested then it is most likely a Chinese variant or a naval Babur.
 
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I have only read 120km missile was possibly tested? Maybe an exocet?
 
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X-posting from elsewhere:

Since some of the speculation about this LACM suggests a Chinese origin, I looked into the possible Chinese variants that the PN could have tested, and was surprised to find ... nothing. Nothing that China could share off the shelf with Pakistan anyway.

The following article suggests that the Sea-launched LACM that China is speculated to be developing has a range of several thousand kilometers, which would not be something Pakistan could obtain without a violation of the MTCR by China:

... .The latest indication, which again comes courtesy of pictures on military websites, is that the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) may be testing a navalized version of the 4,000km-range Dong Hai-10 (DH-10) land-attack cruise missile (LACM), which relies integrated inertial navigation, GPS guidance, terrain contour mapping, and scene-matching terminal-homing to reach its target.

At present, only the Second Artillery Corps and the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) have a LACM capability (the air force's variant is known as the CJ-10A). Although the PLAN has anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCM), its vessels do not currently have the means to attack ground targets — a surprising weakness for a power with growing ambitions....

China's Growing Long-Range Strike Capability
 
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No indication that a long range missile was tested or the chinese
missile has been developed. Please explain how this would not violate
MCTR??
 
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No indication that a long range missile was tested or the chinese
missile has been developed. Please explain how this would not violate
MCTR??
READ post#1.

says long range

Rawalpindi: Pakistan Navy has successfully performed an experiment, firing long range missiles from a warship, Navy spokesman said on Friday.

According to the spokesman, Pakistan Navy Asif Sandila along with the Chairman of National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM) analyzed the capability of the missiles.

Speaking on the occasion, Sandila congratulated the fleet officers and soldiers for carrying out a successful operation.

Sandila said that the Navy was ready to face any challenge threatening nation's stability.

"Successful missile firing is a symbol of Pakistan Navy's professional capability and deterrence against any threat," he added.

Pakistan Navy successfully test fires long range missiles from warship | The News Tribe

Long range and experimental, in the presence of NESCOM Chaiman. !!!... very interesting .
 

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@LETHALFORCE

both china and pak are not signatory of MTCR..

beside this if the missile really is dh-10 than the warhead size is more than 500kg.
 
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"WD"



I think we only know half the story.


ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Navy successfully test-fired a series of missiles and torpedoes Friday in what it called a message to "nefarious" forces — an apparent reference to longtime rival India.
While the two nuclear-armed neighbors have taken slow steps toward restarting peace talks, they also have a history of using weapons tests as a form of diplomatic saber rattling.
The missiles were launched from aircraft, submarines and ships in the Arabian Sea
. It was not immediately clear if the weapons were capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
Both countries regularly test their missile systems, and usually notify each other ahead of such launches in keeping with a diplomatic agreement.
But Friday's launches were followed by a navy statement saying the tests showed the navy's commitment to "defending the motherland." It added: "This strike capability would also send a message of deterrence to anyone harboring nefarious designs against Pakistan." Such statements have been rare in recent years, as the two nations have struggled to keep their peace process limping along. Late last month, India and Pakistan held their first official talks since the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, which India blamed on the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba.
It was not clear whether the statement was an intentional attempt to stir the diplomatic waters, but similar wording has been used in the past to send warnings to New Delhi.
Other Pakistani officials refused to expand on the navy statement.
Indian officials could not immediately be reached for reaction. However, Indian Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said at a Friday speech in New Delhi that Pakistan has been a "very difficult neighbor" since independence from Britain in from 1947.
He added, though, that "war is not an option." "We must talk when we can, at other times we have to simply be vigilant and alert," Chidambaram said.
India and Pakistan have fought three wars since they gained independence.
The two countries began talks aimed at resolving their differences over the Himalayan region of Kashmir and other disputes in 2004. India put the peace process on hold soon after the Mumbai attacks.
Pakistan is trying seven men on charges they planned and carried out the Mumbai attacks, which left 166 people dead, but the militant network blamed for the assault continues to operate relatively freely in Pakistan.

Pakistan Navy test-fires missiles in Arabian Sea | ArabNews
 

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three tests in 3 days(19-21 dec)

1-ship
2-submarine
3-aircraft(may be cm400akg test since there are rumours that third squarden of jft will replace mirage with exocet in karachi)
 

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quite funny affair going on with Pakistan, Pakistani and their obsession with India.
First they said that something experimental was tested. Ok
Then they said it is missile(S). Ok
Then they said more then one target was taken out. Ok
Then test took place 19 & 21 Dec. Interesting but possible.
Then they said that ship and sub launch weapons. Ok.
Then it said nuke capable. Ok every thing in Pak is nuke capable.
Then some aircraft testing weapons.Ok
Looks like things going to far.
 

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quite funny affair going on with Pakistan, Pakistani and their obsession with India.
First they said that something experimental was tested. Ok
Then they said it is missile(S). Ok
Then they said more then one target was taken out. Ok
Then test took place 19 & 21 Dec. Interesting but possible.
Then they said that ship and sub launch weapons. Ok.
Then it said nuke capable. Ok every thing in Pak is nuke capable.
Then some aircraft testing weapons.Ok
Looks like things going to far.
Icing on cake
what it called a message to "nefarious" forces — an apparent reference to longtime rival India
:rofl:
 

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