Senior Pakistan army officers, together with scientists and engineers, were reportedly present to watch the launch.
Pakistan successfully test-fired its homemade extended version of the ground-based Fatah-4 cruise missile on Tuesday. PTI reported.
The cruise missile is capable of engaging long-range targets with high precision, the army said. In a statement, Pakistan Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the “weapon system is capable of engaging targets at extended ranges with high precision and lethality. The test validated additional technical parameters of various sub-systems incorporated for improved accuracy and enhanced survivability, according to the Pakistan army.
Senior Pakistan army officers, together with scientists and engineers, were reportedly present to watch the launch.
The base version of Fatah-4 reportedly has a range of up to 750 kilometres and can reportedly hit targets with a five-metre accuracy. Fatah-4 is a conventional cruise missile of Islamabad’s army rocket force command. It flies at an altitude of about 50 meters to evade air defences and avoid radar detection.
Pakistan had previously carried out a successful test of the Fatah-IV ground-launched cruise missile in May. The military confirmed the new variant has an extended range but did not clarify how far. President Asif Ali Zardari , Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif , Field Marshal Asim Munir, who serves as Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, and the services chiefs praised the successful test. You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.