India test-fires Vertical-launch version of BrahMos Cruise Missile
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, March 21, IRNA -- The vertical-launch version of supersonic BrahMos cruise missile has been successfully test-fired by the Indian Navy from a warship in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Orissa on Sunday.
“The missile was launched from Indian Navy ship INS Ranvir and it manoeuvred successfully hitting the target ship”, said BrahMos aerospace chief A Sivathanu Pillai, All India Radio (AIR) reported. He said, it was a perfect hit and a perfect mission.
Pillai said, "After today’s test, India has become the first and only country in the world to have a "manoeuvrable supersonic cruise missile in its inventory."
President Pratibha Patil and Defence Minister A K Antony have congratulated the BrahMos scientists and the navy for the successful test-launch.
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