Pakistan successfully tests first indigenous armed drone: ISPR

COAS General Raheel Sharif termed it “a great national achievement”

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan has successfully test fired an indigenously-developed armed drone Burraq and its laser guided missile Barq, the ISPR announced on Friday.

According to DG ISPR Asim Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif witnessed the test fire, which has impressive accuracy and multiplies capability against terrorists.

Pak successfully test fires own indigenous developed armed #Drone Burraq &Barq laser guided missile.#COAS attends-1/5 pic.twitter.com/AHRRqF7QIV

— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) March 13, 2015

The army chief commended the engineers and scientists involved in the development and for their untiring efforts to acquire state-of-the-art technology.

According to Bajwa, General Raheel termed it “a great national achievement”, and added that it would add to the country’s existing anti-terror campaign.

#COAS witnessed test fire on static&moving tgt.Impressive Pin point accuracy,all weather.Multiplies capability against terrorists-2/5

— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) March 13, 2015

#COAS commends Engrs,scientists for untiring efforts to acquire state of art tech,put Pak in different league-3/5 pic.twitter.com/qdNgmRKs5b

— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) March 13, 2015

#COAS terms it great national achievement,momentous occasion. Force multiplier in our anti terror campaign/ops-4/5 pic.twitter.com/qCLCJiZYeS

— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) March 13, 2015

#COAS congrats nation,scientist,tech,involved in dev own drone.Lets join hands to take Pak frwd in respective field-5 pic.twitter.com/xWH7nUNdiz

— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) March 13, 2015