NEW DELHI – Amid persisting cross-border firing for the past many days,India has successfully carried out two tests of BrahMos surface-to-surfacemissiles from mobile launchers in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Conducted by the Indian Air Force, the tests came amid reports of mountingtensions along the western corridor.
“The missile engaged the designated mock targets close to 300 km away. Adirect hit on the target was achieved in both cases”, the Indian Air Forcesaid in a statement issued on Tuesday.
The Air Force claimed that the missiles had hit the targets with pinpointaccuracy on Trak Island, a part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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It added that the firing of the missile has enhanced its capability toengage ground targets with pinpoint accuracy from a mobile platform. “Thetwin firings have been carried out as a part of the routine operationaltraining”, the force added.
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