Mashhood Test Firing Range

Template:Short description Template:Redirect Template:Infobox military installation Mashhood Test Firing Range (MTFR) at Tilla Jogian is a military testing area and firing range located approximately Template:Convert west of Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan.<ref name="thediplomat.com, Gady">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

It was used by the Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) as a primary testbed for initial phase of its Ghauri program and now serves as the primary weapon test site for the Pakistan Army.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Location

Tilla is an eastward continuation of the Salt Range in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan, 3,242 feet above the sea. From the Bunha torrent the range rises rapidly to the culminating peak of Tilla Jogian and thence sinks as rapidly, but a series of low parallel ridges runs out across the valley of the Kahan. During British Rule, the hill was sometimes used as a summer resort by officers of Jhelum District. A famous monastery of Jogi fakirs is situated here.<ref>Tilla - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 23, p. 360</ref>

Current operations

The test range is known as Tilla Test Firing Range according to Pakistan Army sources.<ref name="army-technology">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="thediplomat.com, Gady" /> Pakistan Army conducts exercises at the Tilla Firing Range to check the performance of its unmanned tactical systems, missiles and range recovery operations.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="astronautix.">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1998–99, the Test Firing Range served as a testbed for the Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) during the development of the Ghauri program.<ref name="FAS, Pakistan bureau">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Other operations included Pakistan Air Force's range practice with the Pakistan Army, and subsequent missile testing by ASFC.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>