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05/03/22 05:25 AM IST

EXTENDED RANGE BRAHMOS LAND ATTACK MISSILE

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  • The Indian Navy successfully demonstrated the accuracy of an extended-range land attack Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from the stealth destroyer INS Chennai.
Details 
  • The missile hit its intended target with pinpoint accuracy after traversing an extended range trajectory and performing complex manoeuvres.
  •  Both Brahmos missile and INS Chennai are indigenously built and highlight the cutting-edge of Indian missile and ship-building prowess.
  • They reinforce the Indian Navy's contribution towards the Atma Nirbhar Bharat and Make in India endeavours.
  • This achievement establishes the Indian Navy's ability to strike even deeper and influence land operations further away from sea, when and where required.

About Brahmos Missile 
  • BrahMos is a joint venture between India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyeniya.
  • The missile derives its name from the Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers.
  • Beginning with an anti-ship missile, several variants have since been developed and it is now capable of being launched from land, sea, sub-sea and air against surface and sea-based targets and has constantly been improved and upgraded.
  • The missile has been long inducted by the Indian armed forces and the Army recently deployed BrahMos along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh.
  • The range of the BrahMos was originally limited to 290 kms as per obligations of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) of which Russia was a signatory.

Source- PIB 

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