RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army on Tuesday conducted a successful test launch of the extended-range version of the Fatah-2 Hypersonic Ballistic Missile, equipped with advanced navigation and avionics systems, the military’s media wing said.
According to the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Fatah-2 Extended Range weapon system is equipped with advanced navigation and state-of-the-art avionics.
The Fatah-2 Extended Range weapon system is capable of engaging targets with high precision and defeating the enemy’s Missile Defence Systems due to its unique trajectory and manoeuvrability features.
Fatah-2 weapon system, with its extended range, will further enhance the Pakistan Army’s reach and capability of engaging deep targets, according to ISPR.
The successful test launch was witnessed by Commander Army Rocket Force Command (Comd ARFC), senior officers from the Pakistan Army and committed scientists and engineers. Commander Army Rocket Force Command appreciated the dedication and technical prowess of scientists and engineers.
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and Services Chiefs congratulated the scientists and engineers on the successful test launch of Extended Range version of the Fatah-2 weapon system.
The extended-range version of the Fatah-2 Hypersonic Ballistic Missile is the new Extended Range version of the Fatah-2 ballistic missile. The new Extended Range version tested today has extended its strike range beyond the 400-kilometre range of the earlier version.
On May 15, 2024, the Pakistan Army conducted the successful training launch of the Fatah-2 Guided Rocket System with a range of 400 kilometres. The missile weighs about 365 kilograms and measures around 7.5 metres in length and 600 millimetres in diameter.
On October 6, Pakistan successfully conducted a test launch of the indigenously developed extended version of the Fatah-4 Ground-Launched Cruise Missile. The weapon system is equipped with advanced avionics and state-of-the-art navigational aids and is capable of engaging targets at extended ranges with high precision and lethality, ISPR stated.
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Earlier this year, the Army Rocket Force Command conducted a successful training launch of the indigenously developed Fateh-II missile system.
In a statement on April 28, the ISPR said the launch was witnessed by senior officers from the Strategic Plans Division, Army Rocket Force Command and Pakistan Army, along with scientists and Engineers of Strategic Organisations.
A week before that, the Pakistan Navy carried out a successful live firing of the Taimoor air-launched cruise missile, an indigenous anti-ship weapon system.
