BrahMos Missiles fly farther and faster

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Channel: World Action and Reaction News · 2018 · News & Politics

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BrahMos Missiles fly farther and faster
By: Asian Age 

The latest version of the BrahMos (abbreviated combo, Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers) supersonic cruise missile –fitted with an indigenous seeker - was successfully flight tested March 22, 2018, at the Pokhran test range in Rajasthan. 

Developed jointly by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and BrahMos Aerospace, the supersonic cruise missile and the seeker, a precision strike weapon, flew in its designated trajectory and hit the pre-set target. 

The flight test was conducted by the scientists of DRDO and BrahMos along with the Indian Army. Chairman DRDO & Secretary DDR&D Dr S Christopher DG (Missiles & Strategic Systems) & SA to RM Dr G Satheesh Reddy, 

Director General BrahMos Dr. Sudhir Mishra, Programme Director Dr. Dashrath Ram and Project Director Mrs V Prameela who had led the effort for the development of the indigenous seeker and senior Indian Army and Air Force officials witnessed the successful launch.

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