What happened
The Army Rocket Force Command conducted the successful training launch of the indigenously developed Fateh-II missile system, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday.
In a statement, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the missile system was “equipped with advanced avionics and state-of-the-art navigation aids”. It said the training launch was aimed at training troops, validating various technical parameters and evaluating the performance of different sub-systems incorporated for “improved accuracy and enhanced survivability”.
ISPR added that the launch was witnessed by senior officers from the Strategic Plans Division (SPD), the Army Rocket Force Command and the Pakistan Army, as well as scientists and engineers from “strategic organisations”. “The forum commended [the] successful training fire of [the] indigenously developed missile of Fateh series,” the statement added.
According to ISPR, President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, and the services chiefs lauded the “technical prowess, dedication and commitment” of the team.
Why it matters
The launch is the latest in a series of missile tests by Pakistan’s armed forces in recent months, underlining continuing work on the Fateh family of weapons. Dawn reported that in September 2025 the Pakistan Army conducted the training launch of the cruise missile Fatah-4 at a range of 750 kilometres, and that in May last year it test-launched a surface-to-surface missile with a range of 120km under the Fatah series amid heightened tensions with India.
The same month, Pakistan also tested the Abdali weapon system, a surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a reported range of 450km. Over the past month, the Pakistan Navy has likewise conducted successful missile tests, including the indigenously developed Taimoor air-launched cruise missile, and an anti-ship ballistic missile.
What is still uncertain
The ISPR statement did not disclose the range, speed or precise performance figures of the Fateh-II system, nor the location or date on which the training launch took place beyond the announcement on 28 April 2026. The statement described the firing as a training launch rather than an operational deployment.
Sources & reporting notes
This is a synthesis of published material, not eyewitness reporting. Sources were reviewed on 2026-04-28.
- Primary source — Dawn: “Pakistan successfully conducts training launch of Fateh-II missile system: ISPR”28 April 2026 · Report on the ISPR statement, the stated aims of the training launch, those who witnessed it, and earlier Pakistani missile tests.
