Thu, 02 Dec 2010
New Delhi - India Thursday successfully tested a new version of the BrahMos cruise missile, jointly developed with Russia, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.
"The Block-III plus version with mountain warfare capability was tested successfully from a defense range in Orissa," Sitanshu Kar said.
The BrahMos missile has a range of 290 kilometers and is designed to carry conventional warheads weighing up to 300 kilograms.
It is capable of traveling at Mach 2.8, or nearly three times the speed of sound, and has already been introduced in the Indian Army and Navy.
"The new Block-III version tested Thursday has upgraded software and a new guidance scheme incorporating large-scale maneuvers and steep dives with precision-striking capability," Kar said.
About 3,000 people living within 2 kilometers of the test range were moved to temporary shelters, IANS news agency reported.
The BrahMos missile has been developed by a BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between India's Defense Research and Development Organization and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyenia.
The missile is named after the Bramhaputra and Moskva rivers in India and Russia.
Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/356215,version-brahmos-cruise-missile.html.
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