Balasore, Odisha: Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos on Tuesday was testfired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha. Theanti-ship version of the missile was launched around noon from the launchcomplex-3 of the ITR, Defence Research and Development (DRDO) sources said,PTI has reported.
Described as the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile with high rateof precision and accuracy, BrahMos can be fired from land, sea and air,defence sources said.
The missile, with a strike range of around 290 km, is a strategic asset forIndia as it would act as a deterrence against any possible threats fromChina and Pakistan, they said.
Senior defence officials and scientists from DRDO and BrahMos witnessed thetrial.
BrahMos is a joint venture between the DRDO and the NPOM of Russia.
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The highly versatile BrahMos has been operationalised in the Indian Army,Indian Navy and Indian Air Force.
BRAHMOS has established itself as a major force multiplier in modern-daycomplex battlefields with its impeccable land-attack, anti-shipcapabilities with multi-role and multi-platform abilities.
