Abdali Missile:
Amid rising tensions in India-Bangladesh relations, Dhaka is reportedly mulling to purchase the Abdali Short Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBMs) aka the Hatf 2 missiles, from Pakistan.
- Abdali (Hatf 2) is a short-range, road-mobile, solid propellant ballistic missile.
- Developed by Pakistan’s Space Research Commission (SUPARCO), the Abdali missile system is designed for quick-reaction battlefield scenarios.
- It measures 6.5 m in length, 0.56 m in diameter, and weighs 1,750 kg at launch.
- It can range 180-200 km while carrying a variable 250-450 kg warhead.
- It likely carries a high explosive or submunition payload.
- The Hatf 2 is equipped with an inertial guidance system and has a CEP of 150 m.
- It uses a single-stage solid propellant engine.
- It is carried on a road mobile Transporter-Erector-Launcher (TEL) vehicle.
- Its relatively small warhead limits its destructive capability, but its accuracy is sufficient to target military bases and airfields or critical infrastructure such as power plants and industrial facilities.
