Pakistan’s Army Rocket Force Command today conducted a successful training fire of the indigenously developed Fatah-IV, a ground launched cruise missile. The test was conducted to assess the missile’s performance and validate the technical parameters of its systems.

What the Missile Does

Equipped with advanced avionics and state-of-the-art navigational aids, the Fatah-IV can engage long-range targets with high precision.

Pakistan Army had previously conducted a training launch of the Fatah-IV at a range of 750 Kilometers.

This is not a one-off test. The test comes about two weeks after the Army Rocket Force Command conducted a successful training launch of the indigenously developed Fatah-II Missile system.

A week before that, Pakistan navy carried out a successful live firing of the Taimoor air-launched cruise missile.

It said President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Baber Sidhu lauded the “successful training fire of Fatah-IV and appreciated the technical prowess, dedication and commitment of all those who contributed towards the successful training fire of the F-series missile”.

Later, the interior ministry issued a statement saying Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi “congratulates the nation on the successful training test of the locally developed Fatah-IV ground launched cruise missile”.

Three indigenous weapons system. Three successful tests. In three weeks.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)