BrahMos test fired from Balasore military base |
BRAHMOS, the supersonic cruise missile was successfully tested from Integrated Test Range at Balasore, Odisha at 1017 hrs on July 16. The test was under extreme weather conditions with sea-state 7 (waves as high as 9 m). The precision strike missile followed the designated trajectory and the key components functioned perfectly. The word BrahMos is a portmanteau derived from the names of two rivers- Brahmaputra in India and Moskva in Russia. The missile is a joint venture between the Defence Ministry`s research arm DRDO and Moscow-based rocket design bureau NPO Mashinostroyeniya (NPOM). The BrahMos has demonstrated multiple abilities, such as land-attack, anti-ship, and capability of being launched from different platforms. DRDO and the Indian Army last test fired a supersonic BrahMos cruise missile on May 24.
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