User trial of BrahMos Block-III missile successful

Pokhran (Rajasthan), Aug 12 (PTI) The Indian Army on Friday successfully conducted the user trial
of BrahMos Block-III supersonic cruise missiles that has the ability to
engage inaccessible targets inside hillocks. The test was carried out at a
firing range here around 1100 (IST) hours and met all the mission
parameters, sources told PTI here. The Block III version has the
capability of scaling mountainous terrain and can take a steep dive to
engage targets located inside hillocks which are otherwise inaccessible.
This was the 25th test of the cruise missile which has already been inducted
in the Army and Navy. Army has plans to induct the missile for mountain
warfare. The missile has the capability to engage ground targets from a
very low altitude with minimum radar signature and is considered best for
surgical operations. Considered one of the fastest cruise missiles in the
world, BrahMos can gain a speed of Mach 2.8. It has a two-stage propulsion
system, with a solid-propellant rocket for initial acceleration and a
liquid-fueled ramjet responsible for sustained supersonic cruise. Jointly
developed by India and Russia, BrahMos is a stealth supersonic cruise
missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land. The
submarine and air launch version of the missile are under different stages
of development and are scheduled for test-firing in next couple of years.
The fire-and-forget missiles are stored, transported and launched from
special mobile launchers and can be launched in both vertical and horizontal
modes.