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Army successfully test fires Brahmos land-attack missile

The land-to-land configuration of Brahmos missile was launched from a mobile autonomous launcher (MAL).

India TV News Desk New Delhi Updated on: May 03, 2017 16:48 IST
Army successfully test fires Brahmos land-attack missile
Army successfully test fires Brahmos land-attack missile

The Indian Army on Tuesday successfully test fired the advanced version of the BrahMos land-attack cruise missile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The land-to-land configuration of Brahmos missile was launched from a mobile autonomous launcher (MAL).

The test firing of the Block-III version of the missile demonstrated the weapons unmatched lethality of hitting the centre of a designated target with ‘bulls eye’ precision, a senior army officer said here.

He said that the supersonic cruise missile successfully hit the land-based target with desired precision in a top attack configuration, meeting all flight parameters in a copybook manner.

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Army successfully test fires Brahmos land-attack missile

The test firing involved high level and complex manoeuvring by the missile, said the official. 

The land attack version of BrahMos has been operationalised in the Indian Army since 2007.

India Tv - Army successfully test fires Brahmos land-attack missile
Army successfully test fires Brahmos land-attack missile

BrahMos Block-III is a joint Russian-Indian project, which is based on Russian P-800 Oniks missile. Block-III had advanced guidance and upgraded software, incorporating high manoeuvres at multiple points and steep dive from high altitude.

 

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