The Al-Battaar is a series of laser-guided bombs (LGBs) developed in Pakistan by Qaswa Industries (aka
Air Weapons Complex
The Air Weapons Complex (AWC), operated under the National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM), is a Pakistani research and development entity. Established in 1992 by the Pakistan Air Force, it specialises in advancing airborne applic ...
). It is one of Pakistan's first locally developed
Precision Guided Munition
A precision-guided munition (PGM), also called a smart weapon, smart munition, or smart bomb, is a type of weapon system that integrates advanced guidance and control systems, such as GPS, laser guidance, or infrared sensors, with various ty ...
s (PGM).
Overview
The Al-Battaar is specifically designed to give high precision and accuracy within a promised 10m
CEP. While the kit is made up of several key components, they are classified into two main groups. The Computer Control Group (CCG) installed on the front of the
GPB and the Airfoil Group attached to the rear end of the GPB.
[ The Al-Battar being a laser guided weapon relies on an external source to illuminate the target to guide it. This laser illuminator could be a ]targeting pod
Targeting pods (TGP) are target designation tools used by attack aircraft for identifying targets and guiding precision-guided munition (PGM) such as laser-guided bombs to those targets. The first targeting pods were developed in conjunction wit ...
on board the launch platform, another aircraft (including drones), or a hand held Laser designator
A laser designator is a laser light source which is used to designate a target. Laser designators provide targeting for laser-guided bombs, missiles, or precision artillery munitions, such as the Paveway series of bombs, AGM-114 Hellfire ...
from soldiers or vehicles.[
The weapon can be launched at a maximum altitude of up to 25,000 ft carried as one or multiple munitions through ]pylons
Pylon may refer to:
Structures and boundaries
* Pylon (architecture), the gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple or Christian cathedral
* Pylon, a support tower structure for suspension bridges or highways
* Pylon, an orange mar ...
and bomb-racks. With an operational range of 14 km, the LGB has max carriage speed limit of Mach-1.4 and release speed limit of Mach-1.2. Other than that, they also have the ability to be delivered in low altitude as well as in level, dive
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* Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water
* Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
Diving or Dive may also refer to:
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* Dive (American football), a ...
, and loft
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bombing methods.[
]
Variants
* Al Battaar-500: 240 kg version fitted on a Mk 82
The Mark 82 is a unguided, low- drag general-purpose bomb, part of the United States Mark 80 series. The explosive filling is usually tritonal, though other compositions have sometimes been used.
Development and deployment
With a nominal ...
bomb.[
* Al Battaar-2000: 900 kg version fitted on a Mk 84 bomb.][
]
Operators
*
** - Both variants used on several combat aircraft and UCAVs.
*
** - AB-500 used by NAF JF-17
The CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder (), or FC-1 ''Xiaolong'' (), is a fourth-generation, lightweight, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China. ...
s.
Platforms
* PAC JF-17 Thunder
The CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder (), or FC-1 ''Xiaolong'' (), is a Fourth-generation fighter, fourth-generation, lightweight, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and Chengdu Aircraft In ...
* J-10C Vigorous Dragon
* Dassault Mirage-V
* GIDS Shahpar III UCAV
* Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı
Bayraktar Akıncı (, Raider lit. "Akinji") is a high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) being manufactured by the Turkish defence company Baykar. The first three units entered service with the Turkish Armed Forc ...
See also
* Paveway
Paveway is a series of laser-guided bombs (LGBs).
''Pave'' or PAVE is sometimes used as an acronym for ''precision avionics vectoring equipment''; literally, electronics for controlling the speed and direction of aircraft. Laser guidance is a ...
* JDAM
The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a guidance kit that converts unguided bombs, or "dumb bombs", into all-weather precision-guided munitions (PGMs). JDAM-equipped bombs are guided by an integrated inertial guidance system coupled to a Gl ...
References
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Guided bombs
Post–Cold War weapons of Pakistan
Aerial bombs of Pakistan