ISPR says weapon system with superior navigation can interact targets with excessive precision, defeat enemy defences
The Pakistan Military on Tuesday carried out a profitable take a look at launch of the hypersonic ballistic missile Fatah-2 prolonged vary, the Inter-Providers Public Relations (ISPR) stated in a press release, including that the weapon system was geared up with superior navigation and state-of-the-art avionics.
“It’s able to partaking targets with excessive precision and defeating the enemy’s missile defence techniques on account of its distinctive trajectory and manoeuvrability options. Fatah-2 ER, with its prolonged vary, will additional improve the military’s attain and functionality of partaking deep targets,” stated the navy’s media wing.
The launch was witnessed by the commander of the Military Rocket Pressure Command (Comd ARFC), senior officers from the Pakistan Military and dedicated scientists and engineers, the ISPR stated, including that the ARFC commander “appreciated the dedication and technical prowess of scientists and engineers.”
The assertion additionally famous that President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Military Employees and Chief of Defence Forces Area Marshal Asim Munir, together with service chiefs, congratulated the scientists and engineers on the profitable take a look at launch.
Inside Minister Mohsin Naqvi congratulated the nation on the profitable take a look at launch, stating that the scientists and engineers of the Pakistan Military had achieved a commendable feat. He added that the take a look at was a big growth within the defence sector.
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Final week, an indigenously developed prolonged model of the Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile was efficiently take a look at launched. The weapon system was geared up with superior avionics and state-of-the-art navigational aids and will interact targets at prolonged ranges with “excessive precision and lethality,” the ISPR had stated.
The take a look at additionally validated further “technical parameters” of assorted sub-systems included for improved accuracy and enhanced survivability, it added.
In September 2025, the Pakistan Military had efficiently carried out a coaching launch of its newly developed Fatah-4 at a spread of 750 kilometres. The Fatah-4 is designed to evade enemy missile defence techniques on account of its terrain-hugging capabilities, guaranteeing excessive precision when partaking targets. The missile’s options improve its lethality and survivability, boosting the effectiveness of Pakistan’s standard missile techniques.
