Pakistan conducts successful test of guided rocket system

By Alperen Aktas and Riyaz ul Khaliq

ISTANBUL (AA) - 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.