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Barq (Urdu: برق, "lightning") is a laser-guided air-to-surface missile developed by Pakistan. It has a range of 8 km (5.0 mi) and weight of 45 kilograms (99 lb) .

Barq
TypeLaser-guided air-to-surface missile/Anti-tank guided missile
Place of originPakistan
Service history
In service2015 – Present
Used byPakistan Army
Wars
  • War on Terror
    • Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Production history
ManufacturerNational Engineering and Scientific Commission
Specifications
Mass45 kg

Effective firing range8 km
WarheadHE

EngineSingle-stage rocket motor
Launch
platform
UCAV, manned Observation/Attack aircraft/ Attack helicopter

Operational History


A NESCOM Burraq of the Pakistan Army uses its Barq Laser Guided Bombs on its target in 2015.
A NESCOM Burraq of the Pakistan Army uses its Barq Laser Guided Bombs on its target in 2015.

The missile was unveiled on 13 March 2015 being fired from the NESCOM Burraq unmanned combat aerial vehicle, capable of destroying both stationary and moving targets.[1][2] On 28 November 2021 it was displayed being fired from Shahpar-II UCAV. Its first operational use was carried out against militants in Operation Zarb-e-Azb, on 6 September 2015, successfully eliminating three high-value targets.[3]


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References


  1. "Armed drone, laser-guided missile tested". Dawn. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. "Pakistan successfully tests first indigenous armed drone: ISPR".
  3. "Daily chart: Drone attacks and terrorism in Pakistan". The Economist. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.





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