Pakistan Conducts First Flight Test of Indigenous Fa'az Air-to-Air Missile

Pakistan conducted the first successful flight test of its first indigenously developed Fa'az air-to-air missile on November 3, 2026, Inter-Services Public Relations said. ISPR said the missile is equipped with a state-of-the-art terminal guidance system and can engage aerial targets at longer ranges, and that Fa'az will enhance operational flexibility of the Pakistan Air Force.

ISPR said the launch was witnessed by senior officers of the Pakistan Armed Forces and by scientists and engineers who worked on the weapon. President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, and the service chiefs congratulated the scientists and engineers. The test follows the Pakistan Army's Fatah-2 ER flight test on October 13, 2026.

Key details

• Date: November 3, 2026, according to ISPR.
• Weapon: Fa'az, described as Pakistan's first indigenously developed air-to-air missile.
• ISPR said it has a state-of-the-art terminal guidance system and can engage aerial targets at longer ranges.

The missile is equipped with a state-of-the-art terminal guidance system and can engage aerial targets at longer ranges.

Why it matters

ISPR presented the Fa'az flight as the first test of an indigenously developed air-to-air missile for the Pakistan Air Force, after the Army's Fatah-2 ER test on October 13, 2026. When does the Pakistan Air Force say Fa'az enters operational service?