Indian Missile News And Discussion

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From

[url="http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/nl/2011/january.pdf"]http://www.drdo.gov....011/january.pdf[/url]



BrahMos (Block III)

BrahMos (Block III) Successfully Flight-tested



Block III version of BrahMos was successfully flight-tested from Launch Complex III, at Integrated

Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, on 02 December 2010, with [color="#9932cc"]advanced guidance and upgraded software,

incorporating high manoeuvres at multiple points and steep dive from high altitude[/color].



All telemetry and tracking stations including naval ships near terminal point

worked in perfect harmony and have made the mission successful. The launch was executed from a mobile

autonomous launcher by trained army personnel. DRDO scientists, who significantly contributed for

this advanced guidance system, [color="#9932cc"]were thrilled to see the supersonic manoeuvres of the missile in realtime

display, proving the success of their immense efforts[/color]. The flight witnessed by high ranking officials

of the Army, expressed their happiness to have such high potential weapon system inducted into the Army.

Dr A Sivathanu Pillai, DS and CC R&D (DRDO) and CEO and MD BrahMos Aerospace, has confirmed

the success of the mission and described it as a ‘text book launch’. Shri P Venugopalan, Director, DRDL;

Shri SP Dash, Director, ITR; and Shri S Som, Project Director, participated. Defence Minister congratulated

DRDO and BrahMos scientists, Army Officers, and the whole team for the mission successful.

This version is guru of 'S' maneuver that characterized Block-II. Clearly a missile that is razor sharp for taking out battalion and corp command and control hiding in any nook & crany (or buried under ground ) as well as key targets deemed critical for functional of the battalion/corp.



Not to mention taking out missile silos hidden in mountain face that is facing away from Indian border.