India effectively test-fires the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile

On Tuesday, India successfully test-fired a naval variant of the powerful supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from an Indian Navy stealth guided-missile ship.

The missile hit the specified target "precisely," according to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

DRDO said in a tweet, "Advanced sea to sea variant of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile was tested from INS Visakhapatnam today. Missile hit the designated target ship precisely,"

The successful launch of the missile, according to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, "proved the robustness of the Indian Navy's mission preparedness."

The minister said in a tweet, "The robustness of @indiannavy mission readiness is reconfirmed today after successful launch of the advanced version of BrahMos Missile from INS Vishakhapatnam today. I congratulate the wonderful team work of @indiannavy @DRDO_India & @BrahMosMissile."

Under the joint venture BrahMos, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russia's NPOM have created the BrahMos supersonic missile, which was also tested in December 2020. In current wars, the missile has already been shown to be a formidable deterrent. It's a multi-role, multi-platform weapon system that's already proven it's worth against a variety of adversaries. It has been used by all three branches of the Indian military.

The supersonic cruise missile is manufactured by BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture between India and Russia. It can be launched from submarines, ships, airplanes, or ground platforms.

The BrahMos missile travels at 2.8 Mach, or nearly three times the speed of sound.