India test fires Brahmos cruise missile

India test fires Brahmos cruise missile
PTI, November 30, 2005

Balasore (Orissa), Nov 30 (PTI) The supersonic cruise missile Brahmos was today flight tested today from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, about 15 km from here.

The test firing of the missile took place at 11.02 IST.

"The flight trial has met all the mission objectives", a defence source said.

The ground range instrumentation from ITR and the radar located near the impact point tracked the missile trajectory and monitored all the parameters from launch, the source said. Brahmos has been developed under a joint venture programme between India and Russia.

Today's version of the Brahmos had been designed for Army use, the sources said.

The missile has a striking range of 290 km and weighs about three tonnes. It is about eight metre long and can carry a conventional warhead weighing 200 to 300 kg.

A two-stage vehicle, its propulsion comprises of a solid propellant booster and a liquid propellant ramjet system.

Brahmos can travel at mach 2.8 to 3 and has been configured for launch from ground, ship, submarine and aircraft.

The first test flight of the missile was carried out from the ITR on June 12, 2001.

Distinguished scientist and chief executive officer cum managing director of Brahmos company Dr A Sivathanu Pillai, who is also chief controller (r and d) of the Defence Research And Development Organisation (DRDO), was present along with Russian and other scientists or the organisation during the test firing.

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