CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -After 2012, three additional flight tests took place on November 17, 2015, December 15, 2015, and March 26, 2021. Pakistan started developing the Shaheen in 1993, and first displayed the missile in March 1999.

Detailed explanation-2: -After years of speculations, the Shaheen-III was eventually revealed and tested on 9 March 2015 with a 2750 km (1700-mile) range. It uses the WS21200 transporter erector launcher (TEL) manufactured in China by Wanshan Special Vehicle.

Detailed explanation-3: -On 25 April 2012, Pakistan successfully test-launched an upgraded Shaheen I called Shaheen 1A. The military said in a statement that the Shaheen 1A is a medium-range ballistic missile.

Detailed explanation-4: -The cruise missile has a range of 450 kilometres and can be launched from either a submarine or a land-based quad-launcher.