Pakistan Testes Shaheen-2 Missile Successfully

Islamabad (ABC live): Pakistan on Saturday morning tested Shaheen-2, Nuclear war head capable ballistic missile successfully.

Islamabad (ABC live): Pakistan on Saturday morning tested Shaheen-2, Nuclear war head capable ballistic missile successfully.

As per Pakistanis Military high sources the missile Hatf-VI also called Shaheen-2 can strike up to 2000km and may be use with nuclear items on its war head.

What is missile Shaheen 2 or Hatf-VI?

Today tested Pakistanis Missile Hatf VI or Shaheen-II is an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) with payload capacity of 1000+ kg and Inventory of 200+.

It is mentioned here that the name Shaheen is of a white eagle lives in Pakistani mountains.

Specifications of   Shaheen 2 or Hatf-VI  

1. Engine Two-Stage Solid Propellant
2. Length 17.5 m
3. Diameter 1.4 m
4. Speed Mach 17+
5. Range 2,500 km
6. Flying altitude 100-600km
7. Warhead Conventional HE/Nuclear ( a MIRV version already tested )1-3 150 to 300 kT 250-500 Kg
8. Guidance Terminal
9. Launch platform TEL

 Who will come under it striking areas of Shaheen 2 or Hatf-VI?

 With its range of 2500km whole of India comes under its striking field as security reports suggest that the missile system developed under Shaheen-II / Eagle-I / Hatf-6 / Ghaznavi name is weapon of mass Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD).

These are developed keeping only India in perceptive so following are the possible targets of this missile are New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kanpur, Nagpur, Lucknow and Pune.