ISLAMABAD – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif visited Air Defence firing Ranges near Karachi on Monday and witnessed the firing of “FM-90 Air Defence Missile System”.
The new missile system is a new induction to Pakistan Army. According to ISPR, The all-weather, surface to air missile FM-90, with a capability to engage aerial target including cruise missiles, drones and air to surface guided missiles can operate under adverse electronic counter measures (ECM) environments.
FM- 90 missile system has the ability to engage multiple types of target at one time. The system enhances Pakistan’s air defence capability both in range and accuracy, said the Pakistan Army’s media wing.
Addressing the officers and troops of Army Air Defence, the army chief appreciated the training standards achieved.
He also emphasized the importance of air defence in today’s warfare and the need for continuous up-gradation of equipment, as well as training to defeat a wide threat spectrum.
Earlier, on arrival at firing Ranges, the COAS was received by Commander Army Air Defence Command, Lieutenant General Zahid Latif Mirza.
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