BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired at 1017 hours today, the 16thof July 2018 at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Balasore, Odisha as part of service life extension programme under extreme weather condition of sea state 7.
The life extension test firing of BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile was conducted from a Mobile Autonomous launcher,which was witnessed by Army officials, Scientists from DRDO and BrahMos. This trial is part of the life Extension programme for Indian Army and is being undertaken for the first time.
The precision strike missile followedthe designated trajectory and the key components functioned perfectly. The missile has proved again all-weather capability flying in sea-state 7 with waves as high as 9 meters. DRDO range capability to operate in the most severe weather condition has also been validated at ITR Balasore.
BrahMos is a joint venture between DRDO of India and NPOM of Russia, the highly versatile BRAHMOS has emerged as the ultimate weapon of choice in modern warfare with its unmatched speed, precision and firepower.
Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated team DRDO and BrahMos for the successful flight test.
Dr Sudhir Mishra, DG (BrahMos) & CEO& MDBrahMos who witnessed the launch congratulated the team BrahMos and DRDO on the successful flight test.