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Bhubaneswar, Sep 30: India on Wednesday successfully test-fired an extended- range supersonic cruise missile BrahMos with an indigenous booster from a test facility off the Odisha coast.
The missile was launched around 10.30 am from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Balasore district, sources said.
An Indo-Russian joint venture, BrahMos missile has a strike range of about 400 km. BrahMos, Nirbhay And Akash Missiles Deployed by India to Counter Chinese Aggression in Ladakh; All You Need to Know About These Standoff Weapons.
#BRAHMOS -Supersonic cruise missile with extended range test fired successfully by India, more problem for enemy.... which can hit targets at over 400 km range. Test carried out under PJ-10 project of @DRDO_India under which the missile was launched with an indigenous booster. pic.twitter.com/VaAQlyJJB7
— Oxomiya Jiyori 🇮🇳 (@SouleFacts) September 30, 2020
"Congratulate @DRDO_India on the successful test-firing of an extended range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. The missile with an indigenous booster will further strengthen India's defence capability," tweeted Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
It is the second time that the extended-range version of BrahMos has been test-fired. BrahMos missile was originally built with a range of 290 km.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Sep 30, 2020 02:09 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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