ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan yesterday conducted a successful training launch of a cruise missile, with a range of 450 km, the Pakistani military said.
An army statement said that, the Babur cruise missile is capable of engaging targets, at land and sea, with high precision.
“The missile was launched from a state-of-the-art, Multi-Tube Missile Launch Vehicle,” the army’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations said, in a statement.
The training launch was witnessed by senior military and civil officials, who praised the standard of training and operational preparedness of the Army strategic forces, “which was reflected by the proficient handling of the weapon system in the field, and fulfilment of all laid down training parameters.”
President Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Imran Khan, and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, and services chiefs, congratulated the participating troops on conducting a successful training launch.
Earlier this month, Pakistan conducted a training launch of the surface-to-surface ballistic missile, Ghaznavi, which is capable of delivering nuclear and conventional warheads, to a range of 290 km. In Jan, Pakistan conducted a flight test of Shaheen-III, surface-to-surface ballistic missile, which has a range of 2,750 km.
