Pakistan has conducted a successful test of the Shaheen-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile.
The missile was test fired in the Arabian Sea and validated all the desired parameters including various design and technical parameters of the weapon system.
About Shaheen-III ballistic missile
- The Shaheen-III (in English means White Falcon-III) is a land-based surface-to-surface medium range ballistic missile.
- The missile is capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads to a maximum range of 2,750 kilometres.
- It is multi-stage solid-propellant missile that can hit targets anywhere in India including Northeast India and Tri-service command of India located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Shaheen-III is going to replace Pakistan’s less advanced liquid-fueled mid-range nuclear capable Ghauri-III ballistic missile.
- Pakistan had test-fired the Shaheen-I and Shaheen-II missiles last year. Shaheen-I is also capable of carrying nuclear as well as conventional warheads and has a range of 900km while the Shaheen-II missile can also carry nuclear and conventional warheads up to a range of 1,500km