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Mon, 03/30/2009 - 04:23
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Supersonic BrahMos successfully tested in Pokhran
New Delhi, Mar 29 (PTI) India today test-fired the latest
land attack version of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile
with a range of 290 km was successfully test-fired for the
second time Sunday in a month in the Rajasthan desert and is
ready for induction in the Army.
"The missile was successfully launched at 1115 hours in
the morning and in the next two-and-a-half minutes, it hit the
bull's eye in the Pokhran firing range in Rajasthan," an
official told PTI.
This was the third test-firing of the latest Block II
version of the missile. The missile which has been developed
jointly with Russia can carry a 300-kg conventional warhead.
After Sunday's test, officials said the development
phase of the Block II version of the missile was over and it
was ready for induction in the Army. They said the mission
objectives of the test were completely fulfilled.
A version of the BrahMos is already used by the Indian
navy.
During the test, Army's Director General of Military
Operations Lieutenant General A S Sekhon, Artillery School
Commandant Lt Gen Rao and Additional Director General
(Artillery) Major General V K Tiwari were present.
The launch of the latest land attack version of the
missile being developed for the Army was also witnessed by
DRDO's Chief Controller and BrahMos Aerospace Chairman A
Sivathanu Pillai and DRDL Director P Venugopalan.
During the second trial on March 4, the missile hit its
target from a distance of around 90 kms at the Pokharan
test-firing range.
In the first test on January 20, the missile failed to
hit its target due to glitches in the homing device of the
missile. The missile had taken off successfully but deviated
from its path in mid-course and landed far away from its
target. Sources said the defects were rectified at the time of
the last test when it went on to hit the target.
They said that the "unique" technology in the Block II
missiles made them "unparalleled" and would help the armed
forces hit even "insignificant targets" hidden in cluster of
buildings.
"The new seeker is unique and would help us to hit our
targets, which are insignificant in terms of size, in a
cluster of large buildings. India is now the only nation in
the world with this advanced technology," an official claimed.
DRDO officials claimed that BrahMos would be able to
start deliveries of the 240 missiles ordered by the Army in
two years from now as per the original schedule. The Army has
already inducted one regiment of the Block I version of the
missile. BrahMos is an Indo-Russian joint venture company
with its headquarters in Delhi. PTI AJD
SAK
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land attack version of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile
with a range of 290 km was successfully test-fired for the
second time Sunday in a month in the Rajasthan desert and is
ready for induction in the Army.
"The missile was successfully launched at 1115 hours in
the morning and in the next two-and-a-half minutes, it hit the
bull's eye in the Pokhran firing range in Rajasthan," an
official told PTI.
This was the third test-firing of the latest Block II
version of the missile. The missile which has been developed
jointly with Russia can carry a 300-kg conventional warhead.
After Sunday's test, officials said the development
phase of the Block II version of the missile was over and it
was ready for induction in the Army. They said the mission
objectives of the test were completely fulfilled.
A version of the BrahMos is already used by the Indian
navy.
During the test, Army's Director General of Military
Operations Lieutenant General A S Sekhon, Artillery School
Commandant Lt Gen Rao and Additional Director General
(Artillery) Major General V K Tiwari were present.
The launch of the latest land attack version of the
missile being developed for the Army was also witnessed by
DRDO's Chief Controller and BrahMos Aerospace Chairman A
Sivathanu Pillai and DRDL Director P Venugopalan.
During the second trial on March 4, the missile hit its
target from a distance of around 90 kms at the Pokharan
test-firing range.
In the first test on January 20, the missile failed to
hit its target due to glitches in the homing device of the
missile. The missile had taken off successfully but deviated
from its path in mid-course and landed far away from its
target. Sources said the defects were rectified at the time of
the last test when it went on to hit the target.
They said that the "unique" technology in the Block II
missiles made them "unparalleled" and would help the armed
forces hit even "insignificant targets" hidden in cluster of
buildings.
"The new seeker is unique and would help us to hit our
targets, which are insignificant in terms of size, in a
cluster of large buildings. India is now the only nation in
the world with this advanced technology," an official claimed.
DRDO officials claimed that BrahMos would be able to
start deliveries of the 240 missiles ordered by the Army in
two years from now as per the original schedule. The Army has
already inducted one regiment of the Block I version of the
missile. BrahMos is an Indo-Russian joint venture company
with its headquarters in Delhi. PTI AJD
SAK
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