New Delhi: The strength of India has now increased even more. On Thursday, India successfully test-fired the supersonic cruise missile ‘BrahMos’ off the coast of Odisha. The test fire of the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was conducted from the Balasore coast of Odisha.
According to a report, a source in the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) said that the missile, equipped with other new technologies, including better control systems, was test-fired at around 10.45 am on Thursday.
The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with increased indigenous content and improved performance was successfully test fired today from Chandipur.
Raksha Mantri Shri rajnathsingh congratulated the @BrahMosMissile , @DRDO_India teams and industry for the successful flight test. pic.twitter.com/uf8BeXnm4N
— Defense Minister’s Office/ RMO India (@DefenceMinIndia) January 20, 2022
The missile was test-launched from Launch Pad-3 of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur. The report quoted the source as saying that the detailed data of the test is being analyzed. After this successful test, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the team.
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The BrahMos missile flies at a speed of Mach 2.8 or about three times the speed of sound. DRDO had earlier successfully test-fired a naval variant of BrahMos from a stealth guided-missile destroyer of the Indian Navy on 11 January.