Harbah (cruise missile)
The Harbah, is a Pakistani medium-ranged all-weather turbojet powered anti-ship subsonic cruise missile that can be launched from ships & Transporter erector launchers. It is developed by Global Industrial Defence Solutions at NDC facility.
Development history
The Harbah is reportedly a version of the Babur-III ship/submarine-based cruise missile. Initially, the Babur family of land attack missiles were entirely ground-launched. That changed in 2017 when the Babur-III version was fired from an underwater submarine. It was later revealed that the Harbah was developed to address the requirements of the Pakistan Navy for a cost-effective and indigenous anti-ship & land attack missile. During the development, engineers had to reportedly limit its range owing to Pakistan's commitment to MTCR policies.The Harbah was first test-fired in 2018 from PNS Himmat during which it successfully struck a decommissioned ship target. It was first showcased to the international market in 2022 at Doha during the DIMDEX exhibition.
Design
The Harbah is similar in design to the Babur family of cruise missiles. Its modular design allows it to be fitted with a wide array of warheads, guidance systems and extended range capabilities.In case of the Harbah-NG variant, its guidance suite consists of a combined navigation system of GPS/GNSS and INS coupled with a Digital Scene Matching Area Correlator camera. Moreover, it uses a terminal-stage seeker for anti-ship applications, which can optionally be an infrared seeker or Active radar homing system.
Variants
Harbah: Base model.Harbah-NG: Export-oriented version with improved sub-systems and extended range.Operators
Current
Potential
- : In talks with GIDS to locally produce the missile.