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[url="http://www.india-defence.com/reports-4489"]Indian Army Test Fires BrahMos Cruise Missile in Chandipur, Orissa[/url]

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Dated 5/9/2010



Indian Army test fired the BrahMos cruise missile from the Chandipur ITR this morning. India has conducted a series of development and acceptance tests for the BrahMos over the past few years.





(Source: IANS)



BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land. It is a joint venture between Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russian NPO Mashinostroeyenia who have together formed BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited.



The Indian Army already operates one regiment of the 290—km range BrahMos—I variant. A regiment consists of 67 missiles, five mobile autonomous launchers on 12x12 'Tatra' vehicles and two mobile command posts, among other equipment (Source: The Hindu).



The air launched version for the Indian Air Force is ready for testing. An expert committee from the DRDO and the Indian Air Force (IAF) has ruled out any structural modification to the advanced Su-30MKI if it is to be fitted with the supersonic BrahMos. January 10, 2009 it was reported that two Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets have been sent to Russia for a retrofit program that would enable them to launch the aerial version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. (Source: Domain-<img src='http://www.india-forum.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' />