巴基斯坦军方周二称，该国“成功”试射了首枚自主研发的“法兹”空对空导弹。
Pakistan on Tuesday "successfully" tested its first indigenously developed "Fa'az" air-to-air missile, the country's military said.
巴基斯坦军方媒体部门的一份声明称，法兹导弹配备先进末制导系统，旨在远距离追踪并打击敌对空中目标，最大限度提升防御和进攻空中能力。
Equipped with an advanced terminal guidance system, the Fa'az missile is designed to track and engage hostile aerial targets at extended ranges, maximizing defensive and offensive air capabilities, a statement from the Pakistani army's media wing said.
声明将此次试射视为该国国防自主和航空航天领域技术创新的重大一步，称该导弹将为巴基斯坦空军提供更大的作战灵活性、更强的空中作战能力，并降低对外国武器平台的依赖。
Highlighting the test as a major step toward defense self-reliance and technological innovation for the country's aerospace sector, the statement said the missile will provide the Pakistan Air Force with greater operational flexibility, stronger air combat capabilities and decreased reliance on foreign weapons platforms.
总统阿西夫·阿里·扎尔达里、总理谢赫巴兹·谢里夫和陆军总长赛义德·阿西姆·穆尼尔元帅向全国及参与该“里程碑”的团队表示祝贺。此次研发紧随巴基斯坦去年十月试射法塔赫-2高超音速弹道导弹的延程版本。
President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir congratulated the nation and the teams involved in the "milestone." The development follows Pakistan's test launch of an extended-range version of the Fatah-2 hypersonic ballistic missile in October.