WATCH | Indian Navy successfully test-fires BrahMos missile
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New Delhi, Mar 6: In yet another boost to Atmanirbhar Bharat, the Indian Navy has carried out a successful precision strike of the BrahMos missile with DRDO designed Indigenous Seeker and Booster in the Arabian Sea.
"The Indian Navy carried out a successful precision strike in the Arabian Sea by ship launched BrahMos missile with DRDO-designed indigenous seeker and booster, reinforcing our commitment towards Aatmanirbharta in defence," said the Navy in a statement.
#IndianNavy’s successful precision strike in the #ArabianSea by ship launched #BrahMos missile with @DRDO_India designed #Indigenous Seeker & Booster reinforces its commitment towards #AatmaNirbharta.#AatmaNirbharBharat@DefenceMinIndia @PMOIndia @IN_WNC @IN_WesternFleet pic.twitter.com/yErzO2Iout
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) March 5, 2023
Notably, the anti-ship version of the BrahMos cruise missile was successfully test-fired jointly by the Navy and the Andaman and Nicobar Command in April last year.
A fast turning reality towards Aatmnirbhar Bharat 🇮🇳
— Prakash Shrivastava (@PrakashShriRSS) March 5, 2023
The Indian Navy carried out a successful precision strike of the BrahMos missile from a warship#AatmanirbharBharat #Brahmos #IndianNavy #BrahMosMissile pic.twitter.com/aJRl2EtLhQ
"The missile test was carried out from a Kolkata-class guided missile destroyer warship. BrahMos Aerospace is continuously working on increasing indigenous content in the missile," the Indian Navy officials said.
BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd – a joint venture of India and Russia – makes supersonic cruise missiles which has a speed of 2.8 Mach or about three times the speed of sound. The missiles can be launched from a range of platforms such as submarines, ships, aircraft, or land. BrahMos Aerospace is also developing the BrahMos NG, a compact version of the missile.