India successfully test fires user trial version of Brahmos supersonic cruise missile
India successfully test fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile as part of a user trial by the Army from a Chandipur off Odisha coast. The Brahmos missile development is an Indo-Russian collaborative project.
- Range: 290 km
- Can carry conventional warhead of 300 kg
- Surface-to-surface Army version
- Two-stage missile
- Can fly at zero level
The name BrahMos is derived from the names of the two great rivers of India and Russia — Brahmaputra and Moskva.
India successfully test fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile as part of a user trial by the Army from a Chandipur off Odisha coast.
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August 1, 2012 at 2:51 pmSir
The name BRAHMOS is derived from Brahmaputra ‘BRAHM’ and Moskva ‘MOS’ rivers