Pakistan test-launches extended-range Fatah-4 cruise missile

Pakistan on Tuesday test-launched the extended-range version of the Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile.

The domestically produced missile was equipped with advanced avionics and state-of-the-art navigational aids, according to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army's media wing.

The weapon system is capable of engaging targets at extended ranges with high precision and lethality, it added.

The test also "validated additional technical parameters of various sub-systems incorporated for improved accuracy and enhanced survivability."

#ISPR Press Release #Fatah4 Pakistan today conducted a successful test launch of indigenously developed extended version of Fatah-4, Ground Launched Cruise Missile. Equipped with advanced avionics and state of the art navigational aids, the weapon system is capable of engaging targets at extended ranges with high precision and lethality. The test also validated additional technical parameters of various sub-systems incorporated for improved accuracy and enhanced survivability. Today's launch was witnessed by senior officers from Pakistan Army along with scientists and engineers of developing agency. The President, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Chief of Army Staff & Chief of Defence Forces and Services Chiefs commended successful test launch of Fatah-4 Extended Version and appreciated the technical prowess, dedication and commitment of all those who contributed towards achieving this milestone.

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Pakistan showcases expanding missile capabilities

The launch was witnessed by President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir as well as senior military officers, scientists and engineers.

Pakistan has been expanding its domestically developed missile programme as part of efforts to modernise its armed forces and strengthen its defence capabilities, with the Fatah series forming part of its growing arsenal of precision-strike weapons.

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Source: TRT