Defence Ministry officials here said. The nuclear-capable missile, which travels at Mach 2.8, has a range of 293 kilometers.
(Photo/Image: Indian Army BrahMos missiles are seen during the Army Day parade in New Delhi on January 15. Courtesy: Prakash Singh / AFP)
The land-attack BrahMos will give Indian firepower a quantitative jump once the missile has been inducted into Army service in the next one to two years, an Indian Army official said. The missile can be fired within two minutes, compared with the short-range Prithvi missile, which takes about 10 to 15 minutes to launch, the official said.
The land-attack version of the BrahMos uses thermal sensors for quick capability, the Army official said. The service plans to induct three batteries, each with four road-mobile autonomous launchers on 12-wheel-drive Tata vehicles to use for precision strike.
The Jan. 20 test was the fifth for the land-attack version of the BrahMos, jointly developed by India and Russia. The supersonic anti-ship BrahMos cruise missile was already inducted into the Indian Navy's arsenal, and the air version is in the last phase of flight trials. It eventually will be fitted on the Air Force's Sukhoi multirole aircraft.
The Army already has the Prithvi missile, with a range of 250 kilometers; the Agni-I missile, with a 700-kilometer range; and the 2,000-kilometer-range Agni-II missile.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
India Test Fires BrahMos Cruise Missile From Pokhran / India Tests Land-Attack BrahMos Missile
India Test Fires BrahMos Cruise Missile From Pokhran / India Tests Land-Attack BrahMos Missile
(NSI News Source Info) NEW DELHI - January 21, 2009: India test-fired its land-attack version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on Jan. 20, in the Rajasthan desert bordering Pakistan, Defence Ministry officials here said. The nuclear-capable missile, which travels at Mach 2.8, has a range of 293 kilometers.
(Photo/Image: Indian Army BrahMos missiles are seen during the Army Day parade in New Delhi on January 15. Courtesy: Prakash Singh / AFP)
The land-attack BrahMos will give Indian firepower a quantitative jump once the missile has been inducted into Army service in the next one to two years, an Indian Army official said. The missile can be fired within two minutes, compared with the short-range Prithvi missile, which takes about 10 to 15 minutes to launch, the official said.
The land-attack version of the BrahMos uses thermal sensors for quick capability, the Army official said. The service plans to induct three batteries, each with four road-mobile autonomous launchers on 12-wheel-drive Tata vehicles to use for precision strike.
The Jan. 20 test was the fifth for the land-attack version of the BrahMos, jointly developed by India and Russia. The supersonic anti-ship BrahMos cruise missile was already inducted into the Indian Navy's arsenal, and the air version is in the last phase of flight trials. It eventually will be fitted on the Air Force's Sukhoi multirole aircraft.
The Army already has the Prithvi missile, with a range of 250 kilometers; the Agni-I missile, with a 700-kilometer range; and the 2,000-kilometer-range Agni-II missile.
Defence Ministry officials here said. The nuclear-capable missile, which travels at Mach 2.8, has a range of 293 kilometers.
(Photo/Image: Indian Army BrahMos missiles are seen during the Army Day parade in New Delhi on January 15. Courtesy: Prakash Singh / AFP)
The land-attack BrahMos will give Indian firepower a quantitative jump once the missile has been inducted into Army service in the next one to two years, an Indian Army official said. The missile can be fired within two minutes, compared with the short-range Prithvi missile, which takes about 10 to 15 minutes to launch, the official said.
The land-attack version of the BrahMos uses thermal sensors for quick capability, the Army official said. The service plans to induct three batteries, each with four road-mobile autonomous launchers on 12-wheel-drive Tata vehicles to use for precision strike.
The Jan. 20 test was the fifth for the land-attack version of the BrahMos, jointly developed by India and Russia. The supersonic anti-ship BrahMos cruise missile was already inducted into the Indian Navy's arsenal, and the air version is in the last phase of flight trials. It eventually will be fitted on the Air Force's Sukhoi multirole aircraft.
The Army already has the Prithvi missile, with a range of 250 kilometers; the Agni-I missile, with a 700-kilometer range; and the 2,000-kilometer-range Agni-II missile.
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