H-2 | |
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Type | Precision-guidedglide bomb |
Place of origin | Pakistan |
Service history | |
In service | 2003[1][2] |
Used by | Pakistan Air Force |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | NESCOM |
Specifications | |
Warhead | High explosives |
Operational range | 60 km |
Guidance system | Electro-optical (TV or infra-red imaging) |
Launch platform | Combat aircraft |
TheH-2 SOW (Stand-Off Weapon) is aprecision-guidedglide bomb manufactured byNESCOM and deployed by thePakistan Air Force, capable of striking targets at stand-off range. It has a terminal guidance system based on an infra-red imaging seeker which identifies the target during the final stage of flight. Designed to hit targets out to 60 km, the bomb may be able to evade radar.[2]
According to a Pakistani source, the H-2 is a lighter version of theH-4 SOW. The H-4 is reported by the Pakistani press to have been created by Pakistan'sNational Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM), working in collaboration with the Pakistan Missile Organisation andAir Weapons Complex in Pakistan.
The H-2 is stated to have entered service with thePakistan Air Force in 2003.
A television-guided version of the H-2 was launched at a mock target from a distance of 60 km byMirage III/5 fighters of thePakistan Air Force during a firepower demonstration on 6 April 2010, marking the first phase of thePakistan Air Force exercise High Mark 2010.[3][4][5][6]