India on Monday successfully testfired the 290 km-range BrahMos supersonic anti-ship cruise missile from largest indigenous warship INS Kolkata off the coast of Karwar in Karnataka.
The Mazagon Dockyards Limited-built INS Kolkata is yet to be formally inducted into the Navy. It is said to have the capability to launch 16 BrahMos missiles in one go when it enters operational service.
INS Kolkata is the first of its class of warships in the country and is undergoing extensive trials before its planned induction into the Navy in July, they said.
The Navy has already deployed BrahMos weapon systems on several of its warships including the Russian-origin Talwar Class vessels. The missile is expected to be carried by all future destroyers and frigates of the Navy and it is also being developed to be offered to the maritime force for being deployed on submarines, the officials said.
The Mazagon Dockyards Limited-built INS Kolkata is yet to be formally inducted into the Navy. It is said to have the capability to launch 16 BrahMos missiles in one go when it enters operational service.
INS Kolkata is the first of its class of warships in the country and is undergoing extensive trials before its planned induction into the Navy in July, they said.
The Navy has already deployed BrahMos weapon systems on several of its warships including the Russian-origin Talwar Class vessels. The missile is expected to be carried by all future destroyers and frigates of the Navy and it is also being developed to be offered to the maritime force for being deployed on submarines, the officials said.
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