H-2 SOW

The H-2 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 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.^[2]

H-2
Type	Precision-guided glide bomb
Place of origin	Pakistan
Service history
In service	2003[1][2]
Used by	Pakistan Air Force
Production history
Manufacturer	NESCOM
Specifications
Warhead	High explosives
Operational range	60 km
Guidance system	Electro-optical (TV or infra-red imaging)
Launch platform	Combat aircraft

According to a Pakistani source, the H-2 is a lighter version of the H-4 SOW. 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 Air Weapons Complex in Pakistan.

Operational history

The H-2 is stated to have entered service with the Pakistan Air Force in 2003.

A television-guided version of the H-2 was launched at a mock target from a distance of 60 km by Mirage III/5 fighters of the Pakistan Air Force during a firepower demonstration on 6 April 2010, marking the first phase of the Pakistan Air Force exercise High Mark 2010.^[3][4][5][6]

See also

• Sadid-345 – (Iran)