Key Points
- Fatah-4 cruise missile tested for range accuracy
- Trial validated technical parameters
- Senior military leadership and defence scientists witnessed the exercise and outcome
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan conducted a successful training fire of the Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile, reinforcing progress in indigenous long-range precision strike capability.
According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistan Army Rocket Force Command successfully launched training for the indigenously developed Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile on Thursday.
According to the statement, the system is equipped with advanced avionics and modern navigational aids designed to support long-range precision engagement.
The exercise was aimed at validating technical parameters, improving accuracy, and enhancing survivability features integrated into the system.
According to defence sources, the Fatah-4 is a 750 km ground-launched cruise missile (GLCM). It features DSMAC guidance with 5 m CEP and terrain-hugging flight at 50 m altitude. It is the deepest-striking asset in the ARFC’s conventional inventory, the source added.
Fatah-4 Specifications
The training fire also contributed to the strengthening of operational efficiency and readiness of field formations associated with the Rocket Force.
Senior officers, along with scientists and engineers involved in the development programme, observed the launch and subsequent performance assessment.
The President, Prime Minister, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Defence Forces, Chief of Naval Staff and Chief of Air Staff commended the successful trial and acknowledged the technical expertise and commitment of the teams involved in the F-series missile development programme, the statement added.
Pakistan marks the cruise missile test with the first anniversary of the Operations named Bunyanun Marsoos and Marka-e-Haq. An extraordinary repulsion of Indian air and missile aggression last year was named as Bunyanun Marsoos, and Pakistan’s befitting response was named as Maka-e-Haq.
