ISLAMABAD - Pakistan successfully tested a new air-launched cruise missile with stealth design on Saturday, the military said in a statement. The missile, named Hatf-8 (Ra’ad), has a range of 350 kms (220 miles) and can carry all types of warheads, the military said. “The missile has a low detection probability due to stealth design and materials,” it said.The military said the missile would give its aircraft “a strategic stand-off capability on land and at sea”.
The test came a month after Pakistan tested the nuclear-capable Babur Hatf VII cruise missile, which has a range of 700 km (435 miles). The Babur was first tested in 2005. The RaÂ’ad - which means thunder in Arabic - has an accuracy comparable to the Babur missile, the military said.