Pakistan Successfully Test-Fires 900km-Range Nuclear-Capable Surface-To-Surface Shaheen-1 Ballistic Missile

A Shaheen 1A surface-to-surface ballistic missile © AFP / ISPR

Pakistan conducts a successful test of Shaheen 1A surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 900 kms. Rawalpindi - March 26, 2021 The test flight was aimed at re-validating various design & technical parameters of the weapon system including advanced navigation system pic.twitter.com/hSD8ShHQfz

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NBC: Pakistan Test-Fires New Shaheen 1A Ballistic Missile 

Nuclear-armed Pakistan test-fired a ballistic missile Tuesday capable of hitting targets more than 550 miles away, the country's military said. 

The Shaheen 1A has a "sophisticated and advanced guidance system [that] makes it a highly accurate missile system" and is "capable of delivering different types of warheads," according to a statement from Inter-Service Public Relations, the media wing of the Pakistani military. 

The missile landed in the Arabian Sea after Tuesday's test, the ISPR statement said. 

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Update #1: Pakistan successfully test-fires 900km-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile (VIDEO) (RT) 

Update #2: Pakistan successfully test-fires nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Shaheen-1 ballistic missile (Indian Express) 

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