Pakistan Army on December 27, 2023 conducted successful flight test of Fatah-II, equipped with state of the art avionics, sophisticated navigation system and unique flight trajectory.
The weapon system is capable of engaging targets with high precision up to a range of 400 kilometres. The system believes to be a two-round guided multiple launch rocket system based on the Chinese Taian TAS5450 eight-wheel drive chassis.
The possible target of the system, when deployed, is likely to be India’s S-400 air defense system. Pakistan could fire the weapon as a decoy to create “greater room for a combat drone to strike the S-400 itself in the midst of the bombardment.”
Flight test was witnessed by senior officers from tri services and dedicated scientists and engineers.
In August 2021, Pakistan had conducted a successful test of “indigenously developed” Fatah-1 guided multi-launch rocket system (MLRS). At the time, the ISPR said the indigenously developed weapon system is designed to be able to carry a conventional warhead up to a range of 140km. Fatah 1 is manufactured by Global Industrial Defence Solutions. According to the manufacturer, Fatah 1 has the capability “to precisely attack and destroy enemy’s group and area targets, such as military bases, massive armored troops, missile launching sites, large airports, harbors and other important facilities.”
December 27,2023
Source: Radio Pakistan, Defense News