KARACHI – Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Air Force successfully test firedlong-range anti-ship cruise missiles in the northern Arabian Sea.
According to spokesperson of Pakistan Navy, the missile test was carriedout at the conclusion of naval exercise Rabbat.
Naval chief admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi and Chief of Air Staff Air ChiefMarshal Sohail Aman witnessed the missile firing.
The missiles were fired from JF-17 Thunder aircraft and Pakistan Navy’sF-22 Frigate PNS Saif.
PNS Saif fired anti-ship sea-to-sea C-802 missile while JF-17 firedair-to-sea missile C-802AK.
Fired from their respective platforms, both missiles successfully hit theirtargets.
This joint missile testing by Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Air Force is atestimony of the joint operational capabilities of the two forces.
Speaking on the occasion, Naval chief Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi saidPakistan`s Naval and Air Forces are fully capable of defending thecountry`s maritime and aerial borders.
He also expressed satisfaction over the operational preparedness of thePakistan Naval fleet.
Afterwards, Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Air Force presented a joint fly past.