Pakistan successfully conducts test of indigenously developed Fatah-4 cruise missile: ISPR

Says missile 'equipped with advanced avionics, is capable of engaging long-range targets with high precision'

The Pakistan Army on Thursday successfully conducted a training fire of the indigenously developed Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile. the military’s media wing said in a statement.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Army Rocket Force Command conducted the test while the cruise missile, "equipped with advanced avionics. state-of-the-art navigational aids, is capable of engaging long-range targets with high precision."

"The training fire was conducted to enhance the operational efficiency of troops. validate the technical parameters of various subsystems incorporated for improved accuracy and enhanced survivability," the statement said.

It further added that the training fire was witnessed by senior officers from the Pakistan Army Rocket Force Command, along with scientists. engineers from the developing agency.

"President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Defence Forces, Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf,. Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu commended the successful training fire of Fatah-4 and appreciated the technical prowess, dedication, and commitment of all those who contributed to the success of the F-series missile training fire," it added.

Read:Pakistan Navy successfully conducts test of Taimoor air-launched cruise missile

On April 21, the Pakistan Navyconducted a successfultest of the Taimoor air-launched cruise missile, an indigenously developed anti-ship weapon system, described as "a powerful demonstration of precision strike capability. operational readiness".

According to the ISPR, the air-launched cruise missile executed its mission with exceptional precision, validating Pakistan Navy's combat capability to detect, target. decisively neutralise enemy sea-based threats at extended ranges.

On April 16, the Pakistan Navy alsosuccessfully conducteda live weapon firing of an indigenously developed ship-launched anti-ship missile.

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