{"id":135832,"date":"2026-11-03T22:11:06","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=135832"},"modified":"2026-11-03T22:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:11:13","slug":"pakistan-successfully-tests-its-first-indigenously-developed-air-to-air-missile-faaz-ispr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/135832\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan successfully tests its first indigenously developed air-to-air missile Fa\u2019az: ISPR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RAWALPINDI(National Times)- Pakistan on Tuesday performed a successful flight test of the country\u2019s first indigenously developed air-to-air missile, Fa\u2019az, \u201cmarking another significant milestone in the advancement of national aerospace and defence capabilities\u201d, the military\u2019s media wing said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a statement by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the missile is equipped with a state-of-the-art terminal guidance system and can engage enemy targets at longer ranges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFa\u2019az will significantly enhance [the] operational flexibility of [the] Pakistan Air Force, further strengthening the country\u2019s overall defence posture. The successful flight test underscores the technical maturity, innovation and self-reliance achieved by Pakistan\u2019s defence industry,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launch was witnessed by senior military officers, scientists and engineers involved in the development of the system, the ISPR said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It added that President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and the service chiefs congratulated the scientists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI(National Times)- Pakistan on Tuesday performed a successful flight test of the country\u2019s first indigenously developed air-to-air missile, Fa\u2019az, \u201cmarking another significant milestone in the advancement of national aerospace and defence capabilities\u201d, the military\u2019s media wing said. According to a statement by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the missile is equipped with a state-of-the-art terminal guidance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":135833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest_news","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pakistan successfully tests its first indigenously developed air-to-air missile Fa\u2019az: ISPR - Nation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/135832\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pakistan successfully tests its first indigenously developed air-to-air missile Fa\u2019az: ISPR - Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"RAWALPINDI(National Times)- Pakistan on Tuesday performed a successful flight test of the country\u2019s first indigenously developed air-to-air missile, Fa\u2019az, \u201cmarking another significant milestone in the advancement of national aerospace and defence capabilities\u201d, the military\u2019s media wing said. 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