Pakistan Navy test-fires Taimoor missile, claims 600 km strike range in anti-ship drill

Islamabad: The Pakistan Navy has successfully test-fired an indigenously developed anti-ship weapon system capable of neutralising sea-based threats at extended ranges, the military said on Tuesday.

The system, identified as the Taimoor air-launched cruise missile, was described as a “powerful demonstration of precision strike capability and operational readiness,” according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military.

“The Air-Launched Cruise Missile executed its mission with exceptional precision, validating Pakistan Navy's combat capability to detect, target and decisively neutralise enemy sea-based threats at extended ranges,” it said.

It added that the test marks a significant boost to national defence capabilities. “This demonstration by the Pakistan Navy marks a pivotal elevation of national defence capability, further strengthening the Pakistan Armed Forces' multi-dimensional coordinated strike posture and capabilities in the conventional domain,” the statement said.

“The Pakistan Navy stood resolute in its commitment to safeguard the nation's maritime interests and sovereign waters,” it added.

The missile was first unveiled at the international market during the IDEAS-2022 defence exhibition in November 2022.

According to Pakistani media reports, Taimoor is capable of striking both stationary and moving targets at a standoff distance of 600 kilometres, and can be used as an anti-ship missile as well.

Senior leadership, including the president, prime minister, chief of defence forces and services chiefs, congratulated the scientists and engineers involved in the project, the ISPR said.