Overview
- The military’s media wing said the Jan. 3 flight test was conducted by the Pakistan Air Force and observed by senior officers alongside the scientists and engineers who developed the system.
- The Taimoor cruise missile can strike land and sea targets at up to 600 kilometres and carries a conventional warhead, according to the official statement.
- Officials said the missile uses advanced navigation and guidance and flies at very low altitudes to evade air and missile defences.
- The Air Chief said the precision-strike capability strengthens the service’s conventional deterrence and operational flexibility.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, President Asif Ali Zardari, and Air Chief Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu issued congratulations, highlighting technical maturity and domestic defence development.