Test Fire of BrahMos Cruise Missile

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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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