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The Government of India in the year 1998 signed an agreement with
Russia for designing, developing, manufacturing a Supersonic Cruise Missile
System.
Hence the India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
and Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroeyenia joined together for
formation of the BrahMos Aerospace and also
formulation of the BrahMos missile. BrahMos is named after two rivers,
Brahmaputra of India and other Moskva of Russia.
It is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile which can be launched from
submarine, ships, aircraft, or land. About 65% of the BrahMos components are
supplied by Russia, including its ramjet engine and radar. It is three and a half times faster than the
American subsonic Harpoon cruise missile. Latest news Kanpur in Hindi
** A ramjet may be called an air breathing jet
engine that uses the engine's forward motion to compress incoming air
without the requirement of an axial compressor.
Since the engine takes in oxygen from the atmosphere and does not
additionally require oxidizer for combustion of fuel, it reduces the overall
weight of the rocket and hence increases its efficiency.
It is world's fastest anti-ship cruise missile in
operation. The speed of this Missile is Mach 2.8 to 3 having a range of 290 km. The versions that can be
launched from land and sea are already in service, the air version was
successfully test fired on 22 November 2017.
The submarine-launched version is in the testing phase. A hypersonic version of the BrahMos-II, is presently under
development, it will have a speed of Mach 7-8. It is expected to be ready for
testing by 2020.
India’s entry in the Missile Technology Control
Regime (MTCR) as a member in 2016 has opened up new possibilities for
India. India and Russia done many other defence deals for the coming years.
The BrahMos Block I was first
inducted into the army on 21 June 2007. Presently there are three regiments of
the Artillery Divisions of the Indian Army hold the BrahMos missiles,
which include one regiment of the Mark I and two missile regiments of the
BrahMos Mark II
Also presently, Brahmos has been induced into eight warships of
the Indian Navy. Rajput-class Destroyer - INS Rajput ,INS Ranvir,INS
Ranvijay , Kolkata-class Destroyer,Talwar-class Frigate, INS Teg,
INS Tarkash ,INS Trikand, Shivalik-class Frigate,Visakhapatnam-class Destroyer.
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For Indian Air force the BrahMos is a modified air-launched
variant of the missile which has a range of 290km that can be launched from a
Su-30MKI as a standoff weapon (can be launched without even entering enemy’s
air space).
In order to reduce the missile’s weight to 2.55 tons, many
modifications were made like using a smaller booster, adding fins for airborne
stability after launch, and relocating the connector.
A demonstration flight was carried out at Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited Nashik on 25 June 2016 as a modified Su-30MKI carrying BrahMos-A
underwent a successful trial flight.
The missile can be released from the height of 500 to
14,000 meters (1,640 to 46,000 ft). After release, the missile free falls
for 100–150 meters, then goes into a cruise phase at 14,000 meters and the
terminal phase at 15 meters.
Finally, on 22 November 2017, the missile was successfully test
fired for the first time from a Sukhoi-30MKI against a sea based target in the
Bay of Bengal.
The missile’s terminal altitude is as low as ten meters. (The
ship-launched anti-ship version of the BrahMos can fly 3-4 meters above the sea
to avoid detection.)
The IAF is planning to modify 50 Su-30MKI aircraft to
carry the nuclear-capable cruise missile. In total, the IAF is expected to
receive 200 air-launched BrahMos-As in the coming years, with first deliveries
likely to commence from 2018.
The potential of the Indian Armed
Forces has been greatly enhanced as it completes the tactical cruise missile capability
after the successful test launch of BrahMos
Considering its long range it can also stike strategic targets
deep into the heart of both China and Pakistan, this latest capability will
serve as a major deterrent for our adversaries.
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