The Pakistan Navy recently conducted a successful test firing of an indigenously developed ship-launched, anti-ship ballistic missile.
The navy said the SMASH (supersonic missile, anti-ship) weapon system is capable of engaging sea targets as well as ground targets with high precision. The system is equipped with state-of-the-art guidance technology and has advanced manoeuvrability features.
The test firing was conducted using one of the navy's Zulfiquar-class guided-missile frigates on Tuesday, November 25.
SMASH is still under development for local use as opposed to export. Analysts say the missile has a stated range of 350 kilometres and will be used for anti-access and area-denial, though details on its dimensions have not yet been made publicly available.
SMASH is the second operational anti-ship missile to be fielded by the Pakistan Navy after the Chinese-developed CM-302 supersonic cruise missile, which was acquired concurrently with the Tughril-class frigates.
