Pakistan Navy successfully test fires new LY80-N surface-to-air missile in bid...

Key Highlights

• “The LY-80(N) SAM successfully engaged and neutralised an aerial target, demonstrating Pakistan Navy’s robust air defence capabilities,” ISPR said in a statement.
• The exercise also featured the use of loitering munitions against surface targets, highlighting precision-strike options increasingly central to contemporary naval operations.
• “The loitering munition successfully engaged and destroyed surface targets, showcasing its effectiveness in modern naval warfare,” the military’s media wing said.
• In parallel, the navy conducted open-sea trials of an unmanned surface vessel (USV).
• ISPR said the trials confirmed the platform’s high-speed performance, extreme manoeuvrability, precision navigation and resilience in challenging sea and weather conditions.