BrahMos missile test-fired from warship INS Kolkata

[Skull and Bones]

NEW DELHI: India on Monday successfully test- fired the 290 km-range BrahMos supersonic anti-ship cruise missile from the country's 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 and will have the capability to launch 16 BrahMos missiles in one go when it enters operational service.

The missile was test-fired from INS Kolkata, which is a new ship under Project 15-Alpha series, off the coast of Karwar on Monday morning and all the parameters were met during the test, defence officials told PTI here.

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 missile has also been inducted into the Army and the Air Force and is being readied for firing from a Su-30MKI combat aircraft.

The weapon system will also have its land version inducted into the Air Force. The Army has deployed it in both the eastern and the western fronts along the borders with both China and Pakistan.

The Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace has developed several variants of the missile for different kinds of warfare and is now developing a much-faster hypersonic version of the weapon system.

BrahMos missile test-fired from warship INS Kolkata - The Times of India

 

[Sankpal]

Wow good news.................

 

[elitepilot09]

This must have been in reponse to the Babur test yesterday.

 

[Skull and Bones]

This must have been in reponse to the Babur test yesterday.

Tests from a new platform takes weeks if not months of planning, don't flatter yourself.

 

[Sam Manekshaw]

should integrate Nirbhay after successful completion.

 

[a.kumar]

This must have been in reponse to the Babur test yesterday.

INS kolkata is going through weapons trails before induction which will happen later this month . its not related to babur test .

 

[elitepilot09]

Tests from a new platform takes weeks if not months of planning, don't flatter yourself.

If you're going to criticize/comment, keep it to the point. Reported for being a feckless child.

 

[Sergi]

Waiting for pic

 

[trident2010]

Great news !!

 

[Alfa-Fighter]

If you're going to criticize/comment, keep it to the point. Reported for being a feckless child.

he has kept to the point, and replied you, even invoice read the news and know it .... so please read things , understand and then comment, Useless comment is always unwarned for.

 

[elitepilot09]

he has kept to the point, and replied you, even invoice read the news and know it .... so please read things , understand and then comment, Useless comment is always unwarned for.

Let me guess. You're supposed to be his personal defence force?

I merely speculated that the development of this missile test might be in response to the Babur test. What did I say that was unwarranted? If you had any sense in you, you'd agree that the last 3 words of his reply were what was unwarranted.

And explain to me how exactly "don't flatter yourself" is "to the point" as you say?? Don't spew utter nonsense and come to his aid as if he's 8.

 

[RPK]

Babur test

Can share the link for the test?

 

[gslv mk3]

L
I merely speculated that the development of this missile test might be in response to the Babur test.

This missile was developed almost a decade back.

 

[elitepilot09]

This missile was developed almost a decade back.

^ I'm not referring to the BrahMos. I'm referring to the missile TEST which I have clearly stated.

 

[Roybot]

Waiting for pic

Good luck with that