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New Delhi: India on Tuesday test-fired the anti-ship version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory. The test firing was carried out by the Indian Navy. The missile performed highly complex manoeuvres and hit the bull’s-eye.
“BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile in Anti-Ship mode was successfully test-fired today at 9 am against a decommissioned ship,” the Defence Ministry said.
BrahMos, a combination of the names of Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers, is a supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the NPO Mashinostroyenia, one of the leading aerospace enterprises in Russia, as a BrahMos Aerospace joint venture, which became the BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited.
The missile has established itself as a major force multiplier in modern-day complex battlefields with its impeccable…