On 30 September, the Pakistan Army Rocket Force Command (ARFC) announced that it carried out a “training launch” of the newly inducted Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile (GLCM), which was first officially revealed on 12 August 2025.
In a press release from Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Fatah-4 is equipped with “advanced avionics and state-of-the-art navigational aids” and can fly a range of 750 km.
As per its official specifications, the Fatah-4 has a cruise speed of Mach 0.7, warhead weight of 330 kg, total mass of 1,530 kg, minimum flight altitude of 50 m, and accuracy of within 5 m CEP (circular error probable).
The Fatah-4 is a piece of the Fatah family, a series of surface-to-surface missiles (SSM) meant for conventional long-range strikes. Each Fatah SSM is a distinct missile platform: the Fatah-1 is a 301 mm guided multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) with a range of 140 km; the Fatah-2 is a 600 mm ballistic missile with a range of 400 km; and the Fatah 4 is a GLCM.
There was supposed to be a Fatah-3 with a range of 450 km. This has not yet been revealed, but in May 2025, the PA test-fired a new ballistic missile with an identical range with the name “Abdali Weapon System,” which may indicate that the Fatah-3 was re-allocated for a strategic (read: nuclear deterrence) role.
Regarding the Fatah-4, the GLCM is a derivative of the Babur-series, one of Pakistan’s main cruise missiles for nuclear deterrence purposes. Since 2018, Pakistan has been reworking the Babur-series for the conventional role, initially through the Harbah dual-anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) and land-attack cruise missile (LACM) for the Pakistan Navy (PN).
The export variant of the Harbah – called Harbah NG – has a stated range of 280 km, cruising speed of Mach 0.6 to Mach 0.8, and total weight of 1,350 kg. Its guidance system consists of a GNSS-supported inertial navigation system (INS) and digital scene matching area correlation (DSMAC). It is also equipped with a terminal-stage seeker, being either imaging infrared (IIR) or active radar homing (ARH) based on the user’s requirements.
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The domestic/PN version of the Harbah NG likely has a much longer range than the export version, likely closer to (but slightly short of) the stated range of the Fatah-4 as the latter is longer and heavier than the Harbah NG.
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