Pakistan Navy test-fires 'Taimoor' air-launched cruise missile on April 21, 2026

Key facts

• The Pakistan Navy successfully test-fired the indigenously developed 'Taimoor' air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) on April 21, 2026.
• The Taimoor ALCM is an anti-ship weapon system capable of striking land and sea targets at ranges of up to 600 km.
• The test was conducted under the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
• The Pakistan Navy conducted a live weapon firing of a homegrown ship-launched anti-ship missile on April 16.
• In January, the Pakistan Navy fired a surface-to-air missile during a comprehensive exercise in the north Arabian Sea.
• India's BrahMos cruise missile has a speed of Mach 2.8–3 and a strike range of 450-800 km.
• The BrahMos can carry a 200–300 kg warhead and can be launched from land, ships, submarines, and Su-30MKI combat aircraft.
• On May 10, 2025, the Indian Air Force (IAF) used the Barak-8 missile system to intercept and destroy a Pakistani ballistic missile targeting Delhi.
• Air Commodore Rohit Kapil of the IAF 45 Wing was awarded the Yudh Seva Medal for leading the Barak-8 interception operation.