Pakistan successfully test-fires its first domestically produced air-to-air missile.

Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) issued a statement on the 3rd saying that the country successfully test-fired its first domestically produced air-to-air missile that day, marking an important step forward in the country's aerospace and defense capabilities. The missile is equipped with an advanced terminal guidance system and can intercept enemy aerial targets at longer ranges, which will significantly enhance the operational flexibility of the Pakistan Air Force and further consolidate the country's overall defensive posture. Senior officers of the Pakistani armed forces and the scientists and engineers involved in the research and testing witnessed the test launch, and President Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz, and Chief of Army Staff Munir congratulated on the successful test-firing of the missile.