Massive success for Indian defense forces. India has successfully test-fired the world’s deadliest supercruise missile BrahMos today.
The official statement was made by the Defence Research and Development Organisation on Twitter today.
BRAHMOS, the supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired today on 18th October 2020. From the Indian Navy’s indigenously-built stealth destroyer
INS Chennai, hitting a target in the Arabian Sea. The missile hit the target successfully with pinpoint accuracy.
BRAHMOS, the supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired today on 18th October 2020 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.— DRDO (@DRDO_India) October 18, 2020
In a series of missile tests continues for the past few weeks as tensions with China and Pakistan continue to grow. India testing a flurry of missiles with new technology and upgrades. This is considered as a clear message to China and Pakistan on India’s Military capabilities by experts.
BrahMos claims it has the capability of attacking surface targets by flying as low as five meters in altitude and the maximum altitude it can fly is 14,000 meters. It has a diameter of 70 cm and a wingspan of 1.7 m. It can gain a speed of Mach 2.8 and has a maximum range of 450 km.
The ship-launched and land-based missiles can carry a 200 kg warhead, whereas the aircraft-launched variant (BrahMos A) can carry a 300 kg warhead. It has a two-stage propulsion system, with a solid-propellant rocket for initial acceleration and a liquid-fuelled ramjet responsible for the sustained supersonic cruise. Air-breathing ramjet propulsion is much more fuel-efficient than rocket propulsion, giving the BrahMos a longer range than a pure rocket-powered missile would achieve. (Source: Wikipedia)