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Fatah-4 Ground-Launched Cruise Missile (GLCM)

The Fatah-4 is a 750 km ground-launched cruise missile (GLCM) derived from the strategic Babur platform. Featuring DSMAC guidance with 5 m CEP and terrain-hugging flight at 50 m altitude, the Fatah-4 was successfully training-fired by the Army Rocket Force Command on 14 May 2026 — confirming operational…

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Fatah-4 Ground-Launched Cruise Missile (GLCM)

The Fatah-4 is a 750 km ground-launched cruise missile (GLCM) derived from the strategic Babur platform. Featuring DSMAC guidance with 5 m CEP and terrain-hugging flight at 50 m altitude,…

Fatah-3 Supersonic Cruising Missile (SSCM)

The Fatah-3 is Pakistan's ramjet-powered supersonic cruise missile (SSCM), revealed by ISPR in May 2026. Capable of sustained Mach 2.2–3.5 cruise, it closes the 'BrahMos gap' and represents the ARFC's…

Fatah-2 Surface-to-Surface Missile (SSM)

The Fatah-2 (Fatah-II) is a quasi-ballistic surface-to-surface missile with a 400 km domestic range, supersonic glide vehicle, and all-course manoeuvre capability. Sharing a 600 mm platform with the SMASH ASBM,…

Fatah-1 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS)

The Fatah-1 is Pakistan's first indigenously developed Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) with a range of 70–140 km and GPS/INS guidance. Combat-proven during the May 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, the…

GIDS Fatah Guided Surface-to-Surface Missiles

The Fatah missile family is Pakistan's primary conventional guided surface-to-surface missile programme, developed by NESCOM and marketed by GIDS. Encompassing the Fatah-1 GMLRS (140 km), Fatah-2 SSM (400 km), Fatah-3…

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