India successfully test fired a land-attack version of BrahMos supersonic missile from Chandipur coast in Odisha’s Balasore district on Monday.
The test met all flight parameters, a source in the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) said. The missile, with a strike range of 290km, can be fired from land as well as sea-based platforms, he said.
On March 11, 2017 the first extended version of the missile, which had strike range of 450 km, was successfully tested, the source added.
BrahMos is a joint venture between the DRDO and the NPOM of Russia.
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