BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired on October 18 from Indian Navy’s indigenously-built stealth destroyer INS Chennai, hitting a target in the Arabian Sea. The missile hit the target successfully with pin-point accuracy after performing high-level and extremely complex manoeuvres.
BrahMos as ‘prime strike weapon’ will ensure the warship’s invincibility by engaging naval surface targets at long ranges, thus making the destroyer another lethal platform of Indian Navy. The highly versatile BrahMos has been jointly designed, developed and produced by India and Russia.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, BrahMos and Indian Navy for the successful launch.
Secretary DDR&D & Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy, congratulated the scientists and all personnel of DRDO, BrahMos, Indian Navy and industry for the successful feat. He stated that BrahMos missiles will add to the capabilities of Indian Armed Forces in many ways.
About BrahMos
The BrahMos (designated PJ-10) is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise
missile that can be launched from submarine, ships, aircraft, or
land. It is the fastest anti-ship supersonic cruise missile in the world. It
is a joint venture between the Russian and India, who together have formed
BrahMos Aerospace. The name of BrahMos is a Portmanteau formed from the names
of two rivers, Indian river Brahmaputra and Russian river Moskva.
It is said
to be based on the Russian P-800 Oniks cruise missile and other similar
sea-skimming Russian cruise missile technology.
A hypersonic version of the missile, BrahMos-II is also presently under development with a speed of Mach 7-8
to boost aerial fast strike capability.
India and
Russia are also developing BrahMos-NG (Next Generation), a mini version based
on the existing BrahMos. It will have same 290 km range and Mach 3.5 speed
but it will weigh around 1.5 tons, 5 metres in length and 50 cm in
diameter, making BrahMos-NG 50 per cent lighter and three metres shorter than
its predecessor The system is expected to be inducted in the year 2024. BrahMos-NG
will have lesser RCS (radar cross-section) compared to its predecessor, making
it harder for air defence systems to locate and engage the target. BrahMos-NG
will have Land, Air, ship-borne and Submarine tube-launched variants. The first
test flight is expected to take place in 2022–24. Initially, Brahmos-NG was
referred to as Brahmos-M. Additionally, the BrahMos-NG will have an
AESA radar rather than the mechanically scanned one on the PJ-10.
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