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Komal gupta

20/01/22 12:40 PM IST

Source: PIB

The BrahMos Supersonic cruise missile

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The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with increased indigenous content and improved performance was successfully test-fired from an integrated test range.

About Brahmos Missile

  • BrahMos is a joint venture between the Defence Research and Development Organisation of India (DRDO) and the NPOM of Russia.
  • BrahMos is named on the rivers Brahmaputra and Moskva
  • It is a two-stage (solid propellant engine in the first stage and liquid ramjet in second) missile.
  • It is a multiplatform missile i.e it can be launched from land, air, and sea and multi capability missile with pinpoint accuracy that works in both day and night irrespective of the weather conditions.

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