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Barq (, "lightning") is a laser-guided air-to-surface missile developed by Pakistan. It has a range of and weight of .


Operational history

The missile was unveiled on 13 March 2015 being fired from the NESCOM Burraq
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, capable of destroying both stationary and moving targets. On 28 November 2021 it was displayed being fired from Shahpar-II UCAV. Its first operational use was carried out against militants in Operation Zarb-e-Azb, on 6 September 2015, successfully eliminating three high-value targets.


See also

* AGM-114 Hellfire * HJ-10 * Polyphem * XM501 Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System * ALAS (missile) * AGM-169 Joint Common Missile * HOT (missile) * Spike (missile) * PARS 3 LR * Nag ;Related lists * List of anti-tank guided missiles


References

Air-to-surface missiles of Pakistan Weapons and ammunition introduced in 2015 {{missile-stub