India on Wednesday successfully test-fired the extended range BrahMos supersonic missile which can hit targets at more than 400 kilometers range. The missile was launched around 10.30 am from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Balasore district.
In what could be a major boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's brain-child 'Make In India' campaign, Phillippines could become the first country to purchase India's indigenously developed medium-range supersonic cruise missile BrahMos. BrahMos is a cooperation project between the Indian and the Russian Military. As per BrahMos Chief General Manager, Praveen Pathak, the first export contract of BrahMos to a third country may be signed soon. India has been in favour of exporting BrahMos since a
Two Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missiles were successfully launched today from land and air platforms. The first missile was launched from a land-based mobile launcher in Odisha where most of the components were indigenous including Missile Airframe, Fuel Management System and DRDO designed Seeker.
Two BrahMos Surface to Surface Missiles test fired by IAF in Andaman Nicobar group of islands. The twin firings have been carried out as a part of the routine operational training.
The Indian Airforce fired 2 BrahMos Surface to Surface missiles as part of a routine operational training.
The sessions court here on Monday rejected the bail plea of Brahmos Aerospace engineer Nishant Agrawal accused of passing off sensitive information to the Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI.
BrahMos Aerospace CEO and Managing Director Sudhir Mishra said like the supersonic missiles project, there should have been joint ventures between India and Russia in more sectors.
Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos on Tuesday was test fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha. The anti-ship version of the missile was launched around noon from the launch complex-3 of the ITR, Defence Research and Development (DRDO) sources said.
Nishant was arrested Monday in a joint operation by the Uttar Pradesh Police and their Maharashtrian counterpart at BrahMos' Wardha Road facility in Nagpur for allegedly leaking "technical information" to Pakistan.
During the court proceedings, an Investigating Officer of the UP ATS said that Nishant Agrawal was in touch with two Facebook accounts, operated under the names 'Neha Sharma' and 'Pooja Ranjan'.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the missile hit the target with "pin-point" accuracy and the success will further bolster India's national security.
In its current supersonic avatar, the BrahMos cruise missiles has a flight range of upto 290 kms and it can be armed with a conventional 200-300 kg warhead.
BrahMos is the world's fastest supersonic cruise missile with a multi-platform, multi-mission role. It is now capable of being launched from land, sea and air.
BrahMos ALCM, weighing 2.5 tonnes, is the heaviest weapon to be deployed on India's Su-30 aircraft, modified by Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd to carry weapons.
The Defence Ministry said the missile hit a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal from the combat jet. The land and warship versions of the missile have already been inducted into the armed forces.
With the maiden test-firing of BrahMos cruise missile from a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter, India is all set to create history.
India today successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile today.
Having acquired the membership of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) last June, India has decided to extend the range of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from 290 km to 450 km.
India is planning to sell defence equipments to UAE during the ongoing visit of Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, according to a report in ‘Khaleej Times’.
BrahMos Aerospace is working to develop hypersonic boomerang missiles that could be reused, according to its CEO Sudhir Kumar Mishra.
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