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India successfully test-fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile

BHUBANESHWAR: India on Sunday became the first country to have a 'maneuverable' supersonic cruise missile when it successfully test-fired the vertical-launch version of 290-km range BrahMos from a warship in the Bay of Bengal off the Orissa coast.

"The vertical-launch version of missile was launched at 1130 hours today from Indian Navy ship INS Ranvir and it maneuvered successfully hitting the target ship. It was a perfect hit and a perfect mission," BrahMos aerospace
chief A Sivathanu Pillai said.

After today's test, India has become the first and only country in the world to have a "maneuverable supersonic cruise missile in its inventory," he said in New Delhi.

In separate messages, President Pratibha Patil and Defence Minister A K Antony congratulated the BrahMos scientists and the navy for the successful test-launch. Pillai said the software of the missile was improved and today's test proved its capability of maneuverability at supersonic speeds before hitting the target.

"During the test, the missile hit a free-floating ship piercing it above the waterline and destroying it completely," BrahMos officials said.

The test-firing was part of the pre-induction tests by the Navy as moves are afoot to deploy the vertical-launch version of the missile in ships. The weapon system has been designed and developed by the Indo-Russian joint venture company.

All the three Indian Navy's Talwar class ships, under construction in Russia, have been fitted with vertical launchers and many other ships will also be equipped with them, officials said.

The navy had earlier carried out several tests of the BrahMos but most of them had been done from inclined launchers abroad INS Rajput. The missile is already in service with the Navy and its Shivalik class frigates have been equipped with it.

BrahMos has also been inducted into the Army and preparations are on to develop its air-launched and the submarine-launched versions, officials said.

India successfully test-fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile - India - The Times of India

Great news! Next stop... a successful re-test of the Advanced Air Defence missile in June.

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tat's great. . dont forget agni 1 and 2 tests in the following month
 
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the only enhancement i would love in this is its range...if only the range would be ~1000km .
 
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Good News...BrahMos Aerospace should now go for higher range missile.. There is no doubt it’s a perfect missile but I am fade up of continuous successful trails of below 300 KM version....If Russia is under international obligation to not to take part in any join missile project ranges beyond 300KM....let’s share the technical knowhow gained from this project with other Indian defence agencies or may be private players this time and do it our own..INDIAN FLAG :cheers:

BRAHMOS missile proves its mettle once again :: BrahMos.com
 
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It wasn't maneuverable before?

it was, but not much. Although I had heard its pretty good at turns. Maneuverability is a big thing in a supersonic missile. Its tough to maneuver at such high speeds.

May be it was good enough earlier, now its better :yahoo:
 
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Great news buddy, one thing is for sure we should increase its range to atleast 700 Kms, although Nirbhay would be having 700Km range but that will not be supersonic.

But its really good news it was launched from VLS as that gives flexibility for all the directions attack. :devil::yahoo:
 
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Major question is, against which defensive system this particuler Brahmos test has been conducted. Since no matter how maneuverable cruise missile, it is subject to get shot down in case it is facing multiple anti cruise missile system.
 
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