BrahMos missile supersonic cruise missile, with increased indigenous content and improved performance, was successfully test-fired off the Odisha coast on January 20.

The missile was test-fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch pad-III at Chandipur by BrahMos Aerospace in close coordination with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

BrahMos missile

• BrahMos is a universal long range supersonic cruise missile system that can be launched from land, sea and air. BrahMos has been jointly developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and NPOM, Russia. 

• It operates on fire-and-forget principle, adopting varieties of flights on its way to the target. Its destructive power is enhanced due to large kinetic energy on impact. 

• BrahMos has already been inducted by the Indian armed forces.

Highlights of the new flight-test:

• BrahMos Aerospace, the joint venture between DRDO and NPOM, has been continuously upgrading the powerful, highly versatile BrahMos missile to increase its effectiveness and lethality against sea and land targets.

• The highly maneuverable missile cruised at a supersonic speed for its maximum range and all mission objectives were met.

• The missile was equipped with advanced indigenous technologies and followed a modified optimal trajectory for enhanced efficiency and improved performance.

• The missile with the modified control system has been fine-tuned to achieve an enhanced capability.

• This flight test was monitored by all the sensors of the range instrumentation including telemetry, radar and electro-optical tracking systems deployed across the eastern coast and the down range ships.

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