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This Pakistani Air Force Surface To Air Missile site is located 14 km west of Nuur Khan Airbase and 11 km east from Khan Research Laboratories. A battery of HQ-2 SAM (copy of Soviet S-75) was deployed here for many years. With a range of 30-35 km, it defended these two important installations as well as many others including HQ of Pakistani Air Defence Command in Rawalpindi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Paksitani<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

March 2002: HQ-2 SAM Battery deployment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Pakistani<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

March 2009: No big change<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Pakistani<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Feb 2016: No big change<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Pakistani<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

June 2020: Launcher pits overrun with vegetation. SAM seems decommissioned, no radar or antenna visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Pakistani<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

March 2024: New construction and upgrades including new storage or command bunkers, helipads, underground trenches, clearing of overgrown vegetation and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Pakistani<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Upgrades<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Pakistani<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Oct 2025: 4 missile pits, out of original 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems like this SAM site now hosts Chinese HQ-16\/LY-80 now. Could be HQ-9 too, but there’s not information to be be certain. Coverage area is now 40 km. IAF was still able to hit Nuur Khan Airbase during Operation Sindoor in May 2025, but that’s a story for another time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coordinates: 33.543520\u00b0 73.265698\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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