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PAF Says It Successfully Tests Indigenous Taimoor Air-Launched Cruise Missile

Officials tout a 600-kilometre, conventional, low-flying precision missile intended to strengthen conventional deterrence.

Overview

  • ISPR said the air-launched cruise missile can strike land and sea targets at up to 600 kilometres with a conventional warhead.
  • The system uses advanced navigation and guidance and flies at very low altitude to evade air and missile defenses.
  • Senior armed forces officers and the programme’s scientists and engineers witnessed the launch, according to the release.
  • Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu hailed the test, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari issuing public congratulations.
  • Coverage attributes the claims to official statements from the Pakistan Air Force and ISPR, with no independent technical verification cited.