New Delhi: Indian Navy successfully test fired BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile in Anti-Ship mode from INS Ranvijay in the Bay of Bengal today at 0900 hrs against a decommissioned ship. The missile performed highly complex manoeuvres and hit Bull’s eye of the target, the Navy stated. . This is the fourth test as part of the recent spate of launches.
BrahMos is the supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation and NPOM of Russia as a BrahMos Aerospace joint venture, which became BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited. The missile has established itself as a major force multiplier in modern-day complex battlefields with its impeccable anti-ship and land-attack capabilities with multi-role and multi-platform abilities and has been deployed in all the three wings of the Indian Armed Forces.
The first launch of BrahMos took place in 2001 and till date numerous launches have taken place from various ships, Mobile Autonomous Launchers and Su-30 MKI aircraft, making it a versatile weapon.
– globalbihari bureau
