The H-2 SOW (Stand-Off Weapon) is a precision-guided

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manufactured by

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and deployed by the

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, 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. According to a Pakistani source, the H-2 is a lighter version of the

H-4 SOW The H-4 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 infrared homing seeker, ...

. 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

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in Pakistan.

Operational history

The H-2 is stated to have entered service with the

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in 2003. A television-guided version of the H-2 was launched at a mock target from a distance of 60 km by

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/5 fighters of the

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during a firepower demonstration on 6 April 2010, marking the first phase of the

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exercise High Mark 2010.

References

External links

Dawn - a Pakistani newspaper article on H-4

The Times of India - an Indian newspaper article on H-4

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Operational history

See also

References

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