ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has successfully tested Fatah-IV Cruise Missile. According to Inter Services Public Relation (ISPR), the armed forces of Pakistan have successfully tested the ground-launched Fatah-4 Cruise Missile.
The missile is armed with the latest Avionics and Navigation system.
The missle can neutralize the defense system of the enemy.
It can deceive the defense system and hit the target it aims.
The Fateh-4 Missile has the ranges of 750 km.
The missile is a part of Army Rocket forces and it will enhance the defense capacity of our armed forces.
The test was witnessed by the Chief of the general staff, senior officers and engineers.
The president of state Asif Zardari has expressed his gratitude over the successful test of the missile.
He has said that the missile will enhance the protection of our country and it will improve the capacity of our armed forces.
Pakistan has conducted a steady series of missile tests over the past two decades, ranging from short-range tactical systems to longer-range strategic weapons.
Notable events include the introduction and ongoing trials of the Shaheen family (Shaheen-III was first publicly test-fired on 9 March 2015 and has been re-tested to revalidate design parameters).
Pakistan has developed and repeatedly tested the Babur cruise-missile family (land variants since the mid-2000s and an announced submarine-launched Babur-3 in January 2017), which Pakistan says provides a sea-based second-strike capability.
In January 2017 Pakistan also announced a test of the Ababeel system, reported as having MIRV-capable design features, and the short-range tactical Nasr (Hatf-IX) was revealed and tested from 2011 as a battlefield (tactical nuclear) deterrent.
Pakistan’s air-launched Ra’ad cruise missile and various Hatf series launches have been tested sporadically through the period as part of routine development and validation flights.
Taken together, these tests reflect Islamabad’s stated emphasis on a survivable, flexible deterrent — including sea-leg and tactical options — rather than a single new capability.
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Independent analysts and arms-control observers have tracked the launches as part of Pakistan’s broader strategic modernisation; specific tests are announced by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) and subsequently reported by international outlets.
