Pakistan Successfully Test-Fired Babur III

Pakistan successfully test-fired its indigenously designed and built nuclear-capable, submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM) “Babur III”.

• Babur-III is the naval variant of the land-based Babur-II.
• The missile was fired from underwater dynamic platform.
• It is capable of delivering various types of payloads.
• It has strike range of 450 km.
• It incorporates state-of-the-art technologies including underwater controlled propulsion and advanced guidance and navigation features.
• This was the second test for Babur III, the first conducted in January 2017.

Expected Questions

Question 1. Name the variant of Babur missile recently launched by Pakistan
Babur III

Question 2. Name the submarine with which is Babur likely to be first deployed with?
French Agosta 90B-class submarines

Question 3. What is the full form of SLCM?
Submarine Launched Cruise Missile

Question 4. Who is the current Defence Minister of Pakistan?
Khurram Dastgir Khan

Question 5. Who is the current Defence Minister of India?
Nirmala Sitharaman