Ra'ad

Missiles and Military Rockets

Ra'ad, also designated Hatf-VIII Ra'ad, is a subsonic, standoff air-launched cruise missile. Its Urdu name means “Thunder”. The missile was jointly designed and developed by Pakistan's National Engineering & Scientific Commission and Air Weapons Complex. It is deployed by the Pakistan Air Force as Hatf-VIII and provides Pakistan with aerial nuclear deterrence.

Type: Subsonic, standoff air-launched cruise missile
Developers: National Engineering & Scientific Commission and Air Weapons Complex
Operator: Pakistan Air Force

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Article: Ra'ad (air-launched cruise missile) (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q1185881
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