RAWALPINDI: Pakistan successfully conducted a training launch of the indigenously developed Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday.
According to the military's media wing, the training fire was carried out by the Army Rocket Force Command.
The ISPR said the weapon system, equipped with advanced avionics and state-of-the-art navigational aids, is capable of engaging long-range targets with high precision.
It added that the training launch was conducted to enhance the operational efficiency of troops and validate the technical parameters of various sub-systems incorporated for improved accuracy and enhanced survivability.
The training fire was witnessed by senior officers from the Pakistan Army Rocket Force Command, along with scientists and engineers of the developing agency.
President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf and Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu commended the successful launch.
They appreciated the technical expertise, dedication and commitment of all personnel who contributed to the successful training fire of the F-series missile.
The test comes about two weeks after 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.
"The air-launched cruise missile executed its mission with exceptional precision, validating Pakistan Navy's combat capability to detect, target and decisively neutralise enemy sea-based threats at extended ranges," the ISPR had said.
