India has conducted two successive tests of an advanced version of the 290-km BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which has “steep dive capabilities“ to take out targets hidden behind mountain ranges, paving the way for its induction into the Army . “The land-attack missile was tested in the eastern sector for a distance of over 200 km on Friday and Saturday . The tests have established the missile as a lethal weapon with pinpoint accuracy to take on enemy targets anywhere,“ said BrahMos chief Sudhir Mishra, adding, “On Saturday , the fire-and-forget missile literally hit the same spot it had hit on Friday , proving repeatability. This was the 48th test-firing of BrahMos.“
Developed jointly by India and Russia, the missile flies at Mach 2.8 or almost three times the speed of sound. From 2007 onwards, the Army has progressively inducted two regiments of BrahMos Block-I and II missiles developed to hit a specific small target with a low radar cross-section in a cluttered environment.The missile's Block-III version, which was tested on Friday and Saturday , will constitute the 3rd regiment. It has “trajectory maneuver and steep dive capabilities“ for mountain warfare operations. The Centre has approved deployment of BrahMos missiles in Arunachal Pradesh to counter China's huge build up of military infrastructure all along the 4,057 km Line of Actual Control, after the earlier nod for the western sector facing Pakistan.
With the orders for BrahMos missiles already standing at Rs.26,776 crore, the Navy also has installed the missiles on several of its warships till now, including the latest stealth frigates. “The IAF is slated to test the cruise missile from its Sukhoi-30MKI fighters very soon,“ said an official.
Developed jointly by India and Russia, the missile flies at Mach 2.8 or almost three times the speed of sound. From 2007 onwards, the Army has progressively inducted two regiments of BrahMos Block-I and II missiles developed to hit a specific small target with a low radar cross-section in a cluttered environment.The missile's Block-III version, which was tested on Friday and Saturday , will constitute the 3rd regiment. It has “trajectory maneuver and steep dive capabilities“ for mountain warfare operations. The Centre has approved deployment of BrahMos missiles in Arunachal Pradesh to counter China's huge build up of military infrastructure all along the 4,057 km Line of Actual Control, after the earlier nod for the western sector facing Pakistan.
With the orders for BrahMos missiles already standing at Rs.26,776 crore, the Navy also has installed the missiles on several of its warships till now, including the latest stealth frigates. “The IAF is slated to test the cruise missile from its Sukhoi-30MKI fighters very soon,“ said an official.
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