Rasoob-250
| Rasoob-250 | |||||
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| Type | Air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) Anti-ship missile | ||||
| Place of origin |  Pakistan | ||||
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| Production history | |||||
| Designer | Air Weapons Complex | ||||
| Designed | 2024 | ||||
| Manufacturer | NESCOM | ||||
| Specifications | |||||
| Mass | 285 kg (628 lb) (with booster package) | ||||
| Maximum firing range | 350 km (220 mi) | ||||
| Warhead | Semi-armour piercing (SAP) | ||||
| Warhead weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||
| Engine | Turbo-jet sustainer with solid fuel booster | ||||
| Speed | Mach 0.7 | ||||
Guidance system | GNSS / INS / TERCOM / DSMAC / IIR | ||||
| Accuracy | <5 m (16 ft) CEP | ||||
Launch platform | |||||
| References | [1] | ||||
The Rasoob-250 is a low-observable, lightweight air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) and precision anti-ship standoff weapon developed by the Pakistan Air Force's Air Weapons Complex (AWC) under the National Engineering & Scientific Commission (NESCOM).[1] It was unveiled to the international market during the IDEAS-2024 defense exhibition in November 2024.[1]
The Rasoob-250 features a compact architecture designed to offer precision strike capabilities from smaller, slower-moving platforms like unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and maritime patrol aircraft as well as frontline fighter aircraft.[2] The weapon has a maximum operational range of 350 kilometers while traveling on a subsonic flight profile at Mach 0.7.[3] Although it is developed by AWC, Global Industrial Defence Solutions (GIDS) manages marketing and export configurations for the missile system.[1]
Design and capabilities
Unlike larger Pakistani standoff weapons like the Ra'ad or Taimoor series which require heavy fast-jet platforms, the Rasoob-250 features a compact footprint weighing 285 kg inclusive of its launch booster package.[1] The airframe incorporates angular, low-observable shaping and composite materials to maintain a heavily minimized radar cross-section (RCS), reducing the intercept and detection windows of target air defense networks.[1]
The missile carries a 75 kg semi-armour-piercing warhead optimized to strike land installations, command nodes, radar sites, and naval surface combatants.[3] It balances a smaller warhead mass with advanced guidance packages, delivering a high accuracy rating of under 5 meters circular error probable (CEP).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "GIDS Rasoob 250 Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM)". Quwa. 23 November 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Pakistan's Rasoob-250 Shockwave: How a 285kg Stealth Cruise Missile Changes the Game". Defence Security Asia. 20 May 2026.
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