The H-2 Stand-Off Weapon is Pakistan's shorter-range member of the H-2/H-4 precision glide-bomb family. Open reporting describes it as a NESCOM-built, 60 km-class glide weapon derived from the Denel Raptor I line and associated with Pakistan Air Force Mirage III/5 strike aircraft; direct public conflict-use sourcing is stronger for the longer-range H-4 companion weapon.
Public reporting treats H-2 as the shorter-range, roughly 60 km member of Pakistan's H-2/H-4 family, with H-4 as the longer-range rocket-boosted member.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
 | Longer-range rocket-boosted family member | Dawn reported H-2 at about 60 km and H-4 at about 120 km, while Quwa describes the pair as the Raptor I/Raptor II-derived members of the same Pakistani stand-off-bomb family. Sources: Dawn: PAF adds new bombs to its arsenal, Quwa: Pakistan's Force Multipliers, Part 2 |
H-2 and H-4 are presented here as the shorter- and longer-range members of the same reported stand-off bomb family.
| Compatible item | Item type | Compatibility evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Longer-range glide bomb | Quwa describes H-2 and H-4 as NESCOM-produced stand-off bombs in the same family, while Dawn reported the H-2 at about 60 km and the H-4 at about 120 km. Sources: Quwa: Pakistan's Force Multipliers, Part 2, Dawn: PAF adds new bombs to its arsenal |
Published H-2/H-4 reporting identifies Pakistan Air Force Mirage III/5 aircraft as the main launch aircraft for the family.
| Carrier | Carrier type | Carriage evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Strike aircraft | Dawn reported that Mirage fighters could carry Pakistan's new stand-off bombs before JF-17 induction, and Quwa describes the H-2/H-4 family as deployed from Pakistan Air Force Mirage III/5 aircraft. Sources: Dawn: PAF adds new bombs to its arsenal, Quwa: Pakistan's Force Multipliers, Part 2 |
Dawn and Quwa both frame H-2 as the shorter-range member of a two-weapon family, while separate 2019 conflict-use reporting is stronger for H-4. This record therefore keeps H-2 as a sourced relationship page rather than attaching it to a conflict without direct H-2 evidence.
| Feature | H-2 | H-4 |
|---|---|---|
| Family role | Shorter-range baseline | Longer-range member |
| Reported range | About 60 km | About 120 km |
| Range extension | Baseline glide bomb | Rocket booster |
| Documented carriage | Mirage III/5 strike aircraft | Mirage III/5 strike aircraft |
Dawn reported the H-2 as the 60 km member of Pakistan's new stand-off bomb family and said Mirage fighters could carry it before JF-17 induction.
Sources: Dawn: PAF adds new bombs to its arsenal
Quwa described Pakistan's H-2/H-4 weapons as locally produced members of the Denel Raptor I/Raptor II stand-off weapon family, while noting that exact integration details remained partly opaque.
Sources: Quwa: Pakistan's Force Multipliers, Part 2, Quwa: Profile: Denel Dynamics Raptor stand-off weapon
