Indian Navy successfully test fires BrahMos missile in Arabian Sea

In a big boost to armed forces, Indian Navy on Thursday successfully test-fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in Arabian Sea. state-of--art missile which can travel faster than speed of sound is developed by India's premier defence company, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in collaboration with Russia. naval variant of missile will d greater firepower to Indian Navy to project its power in Indian Ocean Region.

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BrahMos missile with pinpoint accuracy can be launched as far as 290 km from target in eir inclined or verticle configuration based on of ship or user requirements. potential carriers of this missile include frigates, corvettes, offshore patrol vessels among ors. missile has successfully demonstrated its speed, efficiency, precision and power a number of times to Indian Navy. Navy began inducting first version of BrahMos missile system in all its frontline warships since 2005.

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History of BrahMos missile

Back in February 1998, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam signed an inter-governmental agreement with Russia's Deputy Defence Minister. As a result, a joint entity called 'BrahMos Aero' was created between two countries. Aero aimed at building world's only supersonic cruise missile system. Initially, while India held a 50.5% share in venture, or stake was with Russia. BrahMos saw its first-ever successful launch on June 21, 2001. Post 2001 launch, it was operationalised in Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force. name BrahMos is a portmanteau of India's Brahmaputra river n Russia's Moskva River.

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