Pakistan Army test-fires Fatah-2 extended range hypersonic missile, ISPR says

The Pakistan Army today test-fired the Fatah-2 extended range (ER), a hypersonic ballistic missile, the military's media wing ISPR said in a statement on Tuesday, 13 October 2026. It is the second missile test announced in about a week, after a Fatah-IV extended-range cruise missile launch last week.

What ISPR said about the Fatah-2 ER

According to the ISPR statement, as reported by Dawn and The Express Tribune:

• The missile carries advanced navigation and state-of-the-art avionics.
• It can hit targets with high precision and is designed to get past enemy missile defence systems because of its "unique trajectory and manoeuvrability features".
• The extended range version will "further enhance" the army's reach and its ability to engage targets deep in enemy territory.

ISPR did not publish a range figure for the new version, and neither did the outlets reporting the test. We will add it if an official figure is released.

Who watched the launch

The test was witnessed by the commander of the Army Rocket Force Command (ARFC), Lieutenant General Nauman Zakaria, along with senior army officers, scientists and engineers. The ARFC commander praised the "dedication and technical prowess" of the teams behind the programme.

The President, the Prime Minister and the Chief of Defence Forces congratulated the scientists and engineers on the successful launch, the statement said.

The Fatah series in brief

• Fatah-2 ER (today): a hypersonic ballistic missile with an extended range, run by the Army Rocket Force Command.
• Fatah-IV ER (last week): an extended-range ground-launched cruise missile, tested days earlier, Dawn reported.
• Earlier Fatah-II launches: the army has carried out training launches of the Fatah-II before, according to Dawn's archive.

Why it matters

Missile tests are announced by ISPR on the day and draw heavy search interest in Pakistan, and today's launch comes at a tense time in the region, with the Iran war and Gulf shipping in the news all week (see our world desk). Today's statement gives no target area or launch site, which is normal for ISPR announcements.

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