H-2 SOW
The H-2 SOW (Stand-Off Weapon) is a precision-guided glide bomb manufactured by NESCOM and deployed by the Pakistan 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.
H-2 SOW
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- H-2
- Field
- aerial bomb · precision-guided munition
- Region
- Pakistan
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The H-2 SOW (Stand-Off Weapon) is a precision-guided glide bomb manufactured by NESCOM and deployed by the Pakistan 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.
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According to a Pakistani source, the H-2 is a lighter version of the H-4 SOW. The H-4 is reported by the Pakistani press to have been created by Pakistan's National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM), working in collaboration with the Pakistan Missile Organisation and Air Weapons Complex in Pakistan.
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• Is Missile — yes • Name — H-2 • Origin — Pakistan • Type — Precision-guided glide bomb • Used By — Pakistan Air Force • Manufacturer — NESCOM • Service — 2003 • Vehicle Range — 60 km • Filling — High explosives • Guidance — Electro-optical (TV or infra-red imaging) • Launch Platform — Combat aircraft
Operational history
Operational history
The H-2 is stated to have entered service with the Pakistan Air Force in 2003. A television-guided version of the H-2 was launched at a mock target from a distance of 60 km by Mirage III/5 fighters of the Pakistan Air Force during a firepower demonstration on 6 April 2010, marking the first phase of the Pakistan Air Force exercise High Mark 2010.
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H-2 SOW is associated with Pakistan.
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- 1.PAF adds new bombs to its arsenal. Dawn. 18 December 2003.
- 2.Fisher, Jr., Richard. Report on the International Defense Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS). International Assessment and Strategy Center (IASC). 29 October 2004.
- 3.PAF's High Mark exercise enters second phase. Pakistan Times. 7 April 2010.
- 4.Anis, Muhammad. PAF flexes its muscles. The News International. September 2013.
- 5.Associated Press of Pakistan. PAF's firepower demo marks precise hit at enemy targets. 6 April 2010.
- 6.Khan, Iftikhar A. PAF displays awesome firepower, aerobatics. Dawn. 7 April 2010.
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