Brahmos is a joint venture between DRDO of India and NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM) of Russia.
POKHRAN: India today successfully test fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with an indigenous ‘seeker’ at Rajasthan’s Pokhran test range, enhancing the country’s capability to hit enemy targets at a range of up to 400 km.
The range of the missile, an Indo-Russia joint venture, can be extended up to 400 km as certain technical restrictions were lifted after India became a full member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) last year.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the missile hit the target with “pin-point” accuracy and the success will further bolster India’s national security.
“Formidable Supersonic Cruise Missile #Brahmos was successfully flight tested at 8:42 AM today at Pokhran test range, Rajasthan. The precision strike weapon with Indian-made seeker flew in its designated trajectory and hit the target with pin-point accuracy,” Sitharaman tweeted.
The BrahMos missile has been jointly developed with Russia and is named for the rivers Brahmaputra and Moskva.The project is expected to be completed by 2020.
The supersonic cruise missile was last test-fired in November 2017 from the Indian Air Force’s fighter, Sukhoi-30MKI, demonstrating IAF’s defence capabilities and was termed as a “major achievement”.
The BrahMos is a medium range ramjet supersonic cruise missile. It can be launched from the land, air and the sea.
