The missile successfully hit the target with pinpoint accuracy after performing extremely complex and high-level maneuvers.
BrahMos as a ‘primary strike weapon’ will ensure the invincibility of the warship when engaging surface naval targets at great distances, making the destroyer another lethal platform for the Indian Navy.
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Last month, India tested the extended-range version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a land mobile launcher.
The original 290 km range BrahMos has already been deployed to Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh during the ongoing military clash with China.
The armed forces have already installed the 290km land and warship versions of the BrahMos missiles, which fly nearly three times the speed of sound at Mach 2.8, over the past decade.
A sleeker version of the air-breathing missile was also tested from Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets last year. These BrahMos air-to-ground missiles can possibly be used for targeted attacks on terrorist camps located deep within enemy territory, or to eliminate underground nuclear bunkers, command and control centers and other high-value military targets such as aircraft carriers on the high seas, from long distance.
With India joining the 34-nation Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) in June 2016, which “removed limits” on the missile range developed jointly with Russia, the missile’s range has been expanded to 450 km. The MTCR basically prevents the proliferation of missiles and drones in the range of 300 km.
(With contributions from the agency)
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