VIDEO: Pakistan Conducts Successful Test of Shaheen-III Ballistic Missile
23:50 GMT 09.04.2022 (Updated: 18:02 GMT 08.12.2022)
© AP Photo / Anjum NaveedA Pakistani-made Shaheen-III missile, that is capable of carrying nuclear warheads, are displayed during a military parade to mark Pakistan National Day, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 23, 2022.
© AP Photo / Anjum Naveed
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Pakistan has successfully test-fired its Shaheen-III ballistic missile, the Pakistani Armed Forces’ media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), informs.
"Pakistan today conducted successful flight test of Shaheen-III surface to surface ballistic missile. The test flight was aimed at re-validating various design and technical parameters of the weapon system," the ISPR said in a Saturday statement.
According to the release, Lt. Gen. Nadeem Zaki Manj, Director General Strategic Plans Division, who witnessed the test-launch, expressed confidence in Pakistan’s nuclear deterrence capability.
Pakistan today conducted successful flight test of Shaheen-III surface to surface ballistic missile. The test flight was aimed at revalidating various design and technical parameters of the weapon system. pic.twitter.com/WHmjPGZobZ
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) April 9, 2022
The Shaheen-III land-based surface-to-surface medium-range ballistic missile can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads. The first tests of the Shaheen-III ballistic missile were carried out in March 2015.