(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
The naval variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, with
an extended range of 350 to 400-km, was successfully tested from
destroyer INS Chennai on Saturday, Trend reports citing Times of India .
“The land-attack supersonic cruise missile hit its intended
target with pinpoint accuracy after traversing an extended range
trajectory and performing complex manoeuvres,” an officer said.
“Both the Brahmos missiles and INS Chennai are
indigenously-built and highlight the cutting-edge of India's
missile and ship-building prowess. The test establishes the Navy's
ability to strike even deeper and influence land operations further
away from sea, when and where required,” he added.
The range of BrahMos, a deadly conventional (non-nuclear) weapon
jointly developed with Russia that flies almost three times the
speed of sound at Mach 2.8, has been extended from the original
290-km to 350-400-km now, while a 800-km variant is also in the
works.
The Army's BrahMos missile batteries have been deployed in
Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh, along with tanks, howitzers,
surface-to-air missiles and other weapons, as part of the overall
military readiness posture against China. BrahMos has emerged as
the“prime strike weapon” for armed forces over the years, with
contracts worth over Rs 36,000 crore already inked till now.
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