India test-fires anti-ship version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile

New Delhi, Dec 1: India on Tuesday testfired the anti-ship version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory. The test was conducted as part of the trials being conducted by the Indian Navy.

 

 

 

A land-attack version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was also successfully test-fired from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory earlier this week.

 

The anti-ship version of the supersonic cruise missile was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation. The strike range of BrahMos missile has now been enhanced to over 400 km.

 

The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is the world's fastest operational system in its class. The DRDO recently extended the range of the missile system from the existing 298 km to around 450 km.