The Army Rocket Force Command successfully test-fired the indigenously developed Fatah-IV ground-launched cruise missile on Thursday, the military’s media affairs wing said.
In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the weapon system is ‘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,’ the statement added.
The official statement described a gathering of senior officers from the Pakistan Army Rocket Force Command, alongside teams of scientists and engineers from the missile’s development agency, who stood witness as the training fire was carried out.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, joined by the 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, warmly commended the ‘successful training fire of Fatah-IV’. They lauded the operation as a demonstration of impressive technical prowess and the steadfast dedication of all personnel involved.
This announcement follows closely on the heels of another success: less than three weeks earlier the Army Rocket Force Command completed the training launch of the indigenously developed Fateh-II. Notably, in September 2025 the Pakistan Army had also executed a training launch of the Fatah-IV cruise missile to a range of 750 kilometres.