Babur

The Babur (Urdu: بابر; Military designated: Hatf-VII, Translit: Target–7), is an all-weather, subsonic cruise missile developed and designed by the National Defence Complex (NDC) of Pakistan. Codenamed as named Babur, its development came as a surprise to the U.S. intelligence in 2005 as they had not expected the Pakistan being able to produce such a capable system, according to United States-based CSIS. After series of various data acquisition and validation trials, Babur entered first in military service of Pakistan Army in 2010, and evolved into able to launch from submarine, which saw its deployment with the Pakistan Navy in 2018. According to Pakistani military, SLCM-variant of Babur has provided Pakistan a long-sought "credible sea-based second-strike capability, augmenting existing deterrence."