Pakistan Navy deploys Chinese C-602 cruise missile
April 12, 2014
ISLAMABAD: Frontline units of Pakistan Navy have been equipped with the C-602 anti-ship cruise missiles purchased from China, according to Kanwa Defense Review published by Andrei Chang, also known as Pinkov, a Canadian military analyst.
Pakistan ordered about 120 C-602 anti-ship cruise missiles from China back in 2009. The first batch of the missiles, enough to equip a company, were delivered in 2011. After personnel completed training on using the missiles, the Pakistani government said that the C-602s had already been deployed by frontline naval units. The missiles were purchased to provide a countermeasure to India’s BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which has a range of 290 kilometres.
The anti-ship cruise missiles have an estimated range of 280 km with a speed of 0.8 mach. The Kanwa Review said that the accuracy of the C-602 can be increased gradually if a deal is made between the two countries. Pakistan is currently the only foreign operator of the C-602.
Pakistan ordered about 120 C-602 anti-ship cruise missiles from China back in 2009. The first batch of the missiles, enough to equip a company, were delivered in 2011. After personnel completed training on using the missiles, the Pakistani government said that the C-602s had already been deployed by frontline naval units. The missiles were purchased to provide a countermeasure to India’s BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which has a range of 290 kilometres.
The anti-ship cruise missiles have an estimated range of 280 km with a speed of 0.8 mach. The Kanwa Review said that the accuracy of the C-602 can be increased gradually if a deal is made between the two countries. Pakistan is currently the only foreign operator of the C-602.
