Abdali-I

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Abdali-I, also known as Hatf-II, is Pakistan’s land-based tactical ballistic missile used by the Army’s Strategic Forces Command. It was designed by SUPARCO with DESTO handling warhead design. Development started in 1993, but the project was briefly canceled in 1994 after Pakistan bought Chinese M-11 missiles; funding was approved again in 1995 and the design was revised. The Abdali-I is derived from Hatf-I and is intended to strike military targets such as bases or airfields.

Key features:
- Range: up to 450 km (280 miles)
- Warhead: single conventional HE/ICM, up to 500 kg
- Launch weight: 1,750 kg
- Length/diameter: 9.75 m long, 0.56 m in diameter
- Propulsion: solid propellant
- Guidance: inertial, with optional terminal guidance
- Accuracy: CEP of about 100–150 m
- Payload compatibility: not designed for nuclear weapons
- Launch platform: transporter-erector launcher (TEL) on a MAZ-7310 eight-wheel truck

Historical notes:
- First test: May 28, 2002 from Sonmiani Range, reached 180 km
- Further tests: 2005 and 2006
- TEL test: reached its range on a TEL
- Final test: February 13, 2013

The system is deployed as Hatf-II and is named Abdali-I in honor of Ahmad Shah Abdali.