India Tests Advanced 'Sea-To-Sea' Variant Of BrahMos Missile From INS Visakhapatnam

India has successfully tested an advanced sea-to-sea variant of the BrahMos cruise missile, the Defence Research and Development Organisation has said.

The missile was launched from INS Visakhapatnam, the first of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. The ship, designed by the Directorate of Naval Design and built by Mazagon Dock Limited, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in November last year.

India has tested the Brahmos missile from many other warships, including Kolkata-class stealth destroyer INS Chennai, in the past.

According to the agency's report, the missile was "testfired at the maximum range and hit the target ship with pinpoint accuracy".