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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

BrahMos Cruise Missile successfully tested

BrahMos Cruise Missile
successfully tested
BrahMos Cruise missile was successfully testied on Sunday 5th September,2010.
After its launch from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur,off Orissa, and reaching a flat trajectory, the missile dived vertically. The Missile performed the maneuver when it was flying at three times the speed of sound. Normally, a missile comes down gradually. This is a new capability proved by BrahMos, a product of India-Russia collaboration. This was BrahMos 23rd flight.
It was an important mission. For the first time, a Cruise missile was tested at a supersonic speed in a steep dive mode.
The two stage missile is nine meters long, has a diameter of 70cm and weights 3.9 tones with the canister. It can carry conventional war heads weighing 300 kg.

Prof. John Kurakar

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