Barq

Barq
Type	laser-guided air-to-surface missile
Place of origin	Pakistan
Service history
Used by	Pakistan Army
Production history
Manufacturer	National Engineering and Scientific Commission
Specifications
Warhead	HE

Engine	Single-stage rocket motor
Propellant	Solid fuel
Launch platform	UCAV

Barq ("lightning") is a laser-guided air-to-surface missile developed by Pakistan. The Barq was first officially unveiled on 13 March 2015 being fired from the NESCOM Burraq UCAV, destroying both stationary and moving targets.^[1]^[2]^[3] Its first operational use was carried out against militants in Operation Zarb-e-Azb, on 6 September 2015, successfully eliminating three high-value targets.^[4]

References

↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlGyR0-kU0c
↑ "Armed drone, laser-guided missile tested - DAWN".
↑ "Pakistan successfully tests first indigenous armed drone: ISPR".
↑ "Daily chart: Drone attacks and terrorism in Pakistan". The Economist. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

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Missiles of Pakistan

Surface-to-Surface

Ballistic Missiles

Medium Range	Shaheen-III Shaheen-II Ghauri-II Ghauri-I

Short Range	Shaheen-I Ghaznavi M-11 Abdali Nasr Hatf-I

Cruise Missiles

Land Attack	Babur

Anti-Ship	C-602 C-803 C-802 Exocet AGM-84 Harpoon Zarb C-801 C-201

Anti-Tank Missiles

Torpedoes^**

Air-to-Surface

Cruise Missiles

Land Attack	Babur Ra'ad AS-30L AGM-65 Maverick

Anti-Ship	CM-400AKG Wrecker C-803 C-802 Exocet AGM-84 Harpoon Zarb

Anti-Radiation	LD-10 MAR-1 AGM-88 HARM AGM-45 Shrike

Medium Range Area Defence SAMs	HQ-2B (S-75) RIM-66 SM-1MR HQ-16B

Short Range Point Defence SAMs	FM-90 MBDA Spada 2000 LY-60N Crotale

Man Portable SAMs	Anza FN-6 FIM-92 Stinger FIM-43 Redeye RBS 70 Mk3 Mistral

Air-to-Air

Beyond Visual Range AAMs	SD-10 AIM-120 AMRAAM

Within Visual Range AAMs	PL-5 PL-9 AIM-9 Sidewinder AIM-7 Sparrow Matra R550 Magic Matra R530 Matra Super 530

** = Includes all ship-to-ship, ship-to-sub, sub-to-ship and sub-to-sub torpedoes. References available on template page

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