Pakistan conducts successful test of guided rocket system
Military says Fatah-II capable of engaging targets with high precision, defeating any missile defense system
ISTANBUL
Pakistan on Wednesday conducted a successful training launch of Fatah-II guided rocket system which has a range of 400 kms (248 miles), its military said.
"Equipped with state-of-the-art navigation system, unique trajectory and maneuverable features, Fatah-II is capable of engaging targets with high precision and defeating any missile defense system," the military's media wing said in a statement.
The new system is being inducted into the army’s artillery divisions “for stand-off, precision engagement of deep targets.”
The rocket system will significantly upgrade the “reach and lethality of Pakistan Army’s conventional arsenal,” the statement said.
The flight test was witnessed by the army chief, senior military officers, scientists and engineers.
