ISLAMABAD: The Army Rocket Force Command conducted the successful test-fire of the indigenously developed Fatah-IV ground-launched cruise missile on Thursday, the military’s media affairs wing said.

A statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations said that the weapon system was “equipped with advanced avionics and state-of-the-art navigational aids” and “capable of engaging long-range targets with high precision”.

“The training fire was conducted to enhance operational efficiency of the troops and validate technical parameters of various sub-systems incorporated for improved accuracy and enhanced survivability,” it added.

Senior officers of the Pakistan Army Rocket Force Command, along with scientists and engineers, were present during the test-firing of the cruise missile.

The statement said that President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Baber Sidhu commended the “successful training fire of Fatah-IV and appreciated the technical prowess, dedication and commitment of all those who contributed towards the successful training fire of the F-series missile”.

Published in Dawn, May 15th, 2026