POKHRAN, RAJASTHAN: the
Indian Army successfully conducted the test firing of BRAHMOS land-attack
cruise missile against a designated target at Pokhran test range in Rajasthan, demonstrating
the weapon’s supreme operational capability.
The missile was test launched by a Mobile Autonomous
Launcher (MAL) deployed in full configuration. The test-fire, carried out in
the user-deployment configuration by trained Army personnel, met all the
mission objectives. Senior Army officials witnessed the launch and
congratulated the operational team for its successful launch.
“BRAHMOS missile system, the most lethal and potent
weapon system for precision strike available with Indian Army,
has proved again its effectiveness in today’s successful launch,” Sudhir
Mishra, Chief of BrahMos Aerospace remarked telephonically.
Dr. S Christopher, Secretary Defence R&D and DG DRDO
congratulated Indian Army and BrahMos Aerospace on the successful flight test.
The Indian Army has already inducted three regiments of BrahMos in its arsenal. All are
equipped with Block-III version of missile, which was recently tested on 08
& 09 May 2015.
The land-attack version of BRAHMOS has been
operationalised in the Indian Army since 2007. The fire-and-forget BRAHMOS has
the capability to take on surface-based targets by flying a combined hi-lo
trajectory, thus evading enemy air defence systems.
Inclusion of the powerful weapon system in Indian Army
has given it a distinct operational advantage to knock down any enemy target
even in the most difficult and hidden terrains.
The BRAHMOS missile, having a range of 290-km and a Mach
2.8 speed, is capable of being launched from land, sea, sub-sea and air against
sea and land targets. BrahMos is a joint venture between DRDO of India and NPOM
of Russia.
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