An upgraded version of 290- km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired by India today from Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off the Orissa coast.
“Block III version of BrahMos with advanced guidance and upgraded software, incorporating high manoeuvres at multiple points and steep dive from high altitude was flight tested successfully from Launch Complex III of ITR,” its Director S P Dash said after the test fire from a mobile launcher at 1100 hours.
All telemetry and tracking stations including naval ships near the terminal point have confirmed the mission’s success, he said.
“It was a text book launch and the mission was successful,” distinguished defence scientist A Sivathannu Pillai, who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of BrahMos Aerospace said.
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