Pakistan has completed a flight test of the Fa’az, its first air-to-air missile designed entirely at home, the military’s media wing announced on Tuesday.
In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the weapon uses a cutting-edge terminal guidance system and can engage aerial targets at longer distances. It added that the missile would give the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) greater operational flexibility.
Fa’az missile test highlights local defence industry
ISPR said the flight showed the technical maturity, innovation and self-reliance of Pakistan’s defence industry. Senior armed forces officers, along with scientists and engineers who worked on the weapon system, witnessed the test.
Leaders congratulate scientists and engineers on success
President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir, along with the services chiefs, congratulated the scientists and engineers on the achievement, according to the statement.
