Brahmos supersonic cruise missile test fired successfully
India today successfully test fired Brahmos supersonic cruise missile as part of a user trial by the Army from the test range at Chandipur off Odisha coast. Read more
The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile developed jointly by Russia and India can become invisible and evade missile defence systems of modern military ships. It attacks a target diving in an inclined position. The missile's name is an abbreviation of two rivers, India's Brahmaputra and Russia's Moskva. Read more
India, Russia close to final testing of air-launched BrahMos Indian and Russian scientists are close to final development and testing of the air-launched version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. A top Russian defence official said a new takeoff engine for launching of the missile in air and at extreme high altitudes had been developed.
India has placed missile orders worth $2 billion with India-Russia military joint venture BrahMos, the firm's managing director was quoted as saying by Russia's Interfax news agency on Tuesday. Sivathanu Pillai, speaking in Moscow, said the total order book for the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, including supplies to other countries, could reach $10 billion.
The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, jointly developed by India and Russia, was successfully test-fired from the interim test range (ITR) at Chandipur near here today. The launch established the missile's precision, long-range manoeuvres and high level of operational features required by the army in the theatre of war.
Sunday testified a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in Chandipur of the country, according to the India TV. The surface-to-surface missile was launched around Sunday noon local time from a mobile launcher, with a multi-axle truck serving as the base platform. The BrahMos named after the Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers is developed by a joint venture company of India and Russia following an agreement signed by the two countries in February 1998. A dozen of trials of BrahMos missiles have been carried out since its first test fire on June 12, 2001.
India and Russia have so far invested 300 million dollars in BrahMos Aerospace, which was established to design, develop, produce and market the missile by using the technological skills and capabilities of both countries. India and Russia intend to make 1,000 BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles over the next 10 years through their joint venture company, and nearly 50 per cent of them expected to be sold to third countries, defence sources said Friday (21 July).
"We already have a capacity to produce 100 missiles a year. One thousand missiles in 10 years is a reasonable target. Nearly 50 per cent will go to exports" a source told media.