Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos successfully flight-tested from Rajasthan's Pokhran
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BrahMos is a medium range ramjet supersonic cruise missile which can be launched from the land, air and the sea.
India successfully test-fired the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from Rajasthan's Pokhran test range on Thursday.
The missile was the last test-fired in November 2017 from the Indian Air Force's fighter, Sukhoi-30MKI.
The missile wasalso showcased at the Dubai Air Show last year and had garnered quite a lot of interest from several countries.
BrahMos is a medium range ramjet supersonic cruise missile which canbe launched from the land, air and the sea.
The missile is a joint venture between India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroeyenia.
The word BrahMos is a portmanteau of rivers Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.It boasts of a speed of Mach 2.8 to 3.0, making it the fastest anti-ship cruise missile in the world. The missile's speed is now being upgraded to Mach 5.0
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It was inducted into service in 2006 and is used by the Indian Army, Air Force, and the Navy.
It weighs between 2,500 kg and 3,000 kg, has a length of about 8.4 meters with a warhead of about 200-300 kg.
(With inputs from Zee News)