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Ababeel Missile () or the Ababeel Weapon System is an MIRV surface-to-surface
medium-range ballistic missile A medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) is a type of ballistic missile with medium range (aeronautics), range, this last classification depending on the standards of certain organizations. Within the United States Department of Defense, U.S. D ...
developed by Pakistan. It is "aimed at ensuring survivability of Pakistan's ballistic missiles in the growing regional Ballistic
Missile Defense Missile defense is a system, weapon, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception, and also the destruction of attacking missiles. Conceived as a defense against nuclear weapon, nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic mi ...
(BMD) environment", in response to the Indian anti-ballistic missile systems.
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reported in 2010 that Pakistan is in the advance stages of developing MIRV technology with the help from the Chinese for its missiles. The National Interest called Ababeel ''"the Ultimate Nuclear Missile.''" The missile's stated purpose is to defeat Indian ballistic missile defense systems. The missile has a length of 21.5 meters and a diameter of 1.7 meters and is designed to carry both conventional and nuclear warheads. It has multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV), demonstrating South Asia’s first MIRV payload. It has a maximum range of . Some sources suggest that ''Ababeel'' is a further development of the Shaheen-III airframe and solid-fuel motors, but with a payload fairing of enlarged diameter to accept the MIRV warhead. The second stage is also lengthened. The first publicly announced test launch was conducted on 24 January 2017.


 As of June 2017 no missiles were thought to be operationally deployed. On 18 October 2023, Pakistan announced it had conducted another test of the missile, referring to it as the "''Ababeel'' Weapon System".


See also

* List of missiles of Pakistan * MIRV * Shaheen-III


References

{{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 MIRV capable missiles Medium-range ballistic missiles of Pakistan Military equipment introduced in the 2010s