Pakistan has successfully test fired an indigenously developed Cruise Missile Haft-VIII, according to Geo News.
The Ra’ad Missile which has a range of 350 km has the strategic capability on land as well as at Sea.
The missile which has stealth capabilities can deliver conventional and nuclear payload with a pinpoint accuracy.
The missile launch has been lauded by President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee congratulating scientists and engineers on their outstanding achievement.
It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan and India are continuously engaged in updating their missile technology in a bid to enhance strategic capability on land, in air and at Sea. India has recently developed a missile shield to protect its strategic assets and locations. In a response Pakistan today has developed stealth missile which Indian radars would not be able to detect.
Pak test fires Hatf-VIII Ra’ad missile
