Pakistan Completes Fatah-4 Cruise Missile Test With New Extended Version

Pakistan – (Staff Reporter/Web Desk) – Pakistan carried out a Fatah-4 cruise missile test on Tuesday, using a newly developed extended version of the weapon. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, confirmed the launch and called it successful.

The missile is a ground-launched cruise missile built inside Pakistan. According to ISPR, the new version can hit targets at longer distances with high precision and strong impact.

The military did not share the exact range of the missile. It only said the weapon can engage targets at “extended ranges.”

ISPR said the missile carries advanced avionics and modern navigation aids. These systems help it find its path and stay on course during flight.

The test also checked several technical points inside the missile’s subsystems. ISPR said these parts were added to improve accuracy and help the missile survive better in flight.

Senior officers from the Pakistan Army watched the launch. Scientists and engineers from the agency that developed the missile were also present.

Top leaders praised the result. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated the team behind the test.

Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, who is the Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, also gave his praise. The chiefs of the armed services joined him.

They thanked everyone who worked on the project. They spoke of the skill, hard work and commitment that led to this milestone.

This is not the first time the Fatah-4 has been in the news this year. A successful training fire of the Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile took place in May.

Pakistan has tested other systems in recent months as well. The Army Rocket Force Command earlier carried out a training launch of the Fateh-II missile system, which was also built in Pakistan.

ISPR said that launch took place on April 28. Senior officers from the Strategic Plans Division, the Army Rocket Force Command and the Pakistan Army watched it, along with scientists and engineers from strategic organisations.

About a week before that, the Pakistan Navy fired a live Taimoor air-launched cruise missile. It is an anti-ship weapon made in Pakistan.

ISPR said the Taimoor missile hit its target with great precision. It added that the firing proved the Navy’s ability to find and destroy threats at sea from long distances.

Taken together, these launches show a steady run of missile activity during 2026. The army, the navy and the strategic organisations have each tested their own systems.

The latest Fatah-4 launch adds another step to that list. It also shows that work on the missile has continued since the May training fire.

Official reports on the test came only from ISPR. Any further details, such as range or exact specifications, would need to come from the military itself.