Defence
Watch: Incredible Display Of Firepower As India Conducts Four BrahMos Supersonic Missile Tests Within Two Days
BrahMos-ER cruise missile flying towards its target. (Pic via X @IaSouthern)
In a significant display of firepower, India conducted test of four BrahMos-ER extended-range supersonic cruise missiles in under two days.
According to ANI, today's tests were carried out by the Indian Air Force (IAF) from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
In a post on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the IAF stated that these missiles successfully hit their targets and achieved all mission objectives.
"The IAF recently conducted a successful test of its Surface to Surface version of the Brahmos Missile near the Eastern Seaboard archipelago. The missile firing was successful, and the mission achieved all its objectives," the post stated.
Yesterday (10 October), the Indian Army conducted another successful set of trials of the BrahMos-ER missile, meeting all test objectives.
The extended-range variant, BrahMos-ER, can strike land and sea targets at a maximum range of 400 to 500 kilometers.
These tests were conducted as part of the pre-induction trials of the supersonic missile.
Following the successful conclusion of the trials, an Indian Army officer stated, "The missile has not yet been inducted, and the Indian Army will consider its induction based on the outcomes of the test."
The missile is expected to undergo further trials before its formal induction into the armed forces.
The BrahMos missile, first tested in June 2001, was jointly developed by the Russian NPO Mashinostroyeniya and the Defence Research and Development Organisation.
The baseline version of the missile can strike targets at a maximum range of 290 kilometers, with a speed of 2.9 Mach, or 2.9 times the speed of sound.
Since then, the missile has undergone iterative developments, enabling it to strike targets at ranges of more than 500 kilometers.
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