Test-fire of BrahMos missile from a fighter aircraft successfull
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Thu, Mar 22, 2018, 08:57 PM
New Delhi, March 22: India on Thursday successfully test-fired a BrahMos missile from a fighter aircraft using an indigenous seeker for the first time.
The test was carried out at the Pokhran test range.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the armed forces and the defence industry for the success of the test.
"Formidable Supersonic Cruise Missile BrahMos was successfully flight tested at 8.42 a.m. at Pokhran test range, Rajasthan," the Minister tweeted.
"The precision strike weapon with Indian-made seeker flew in its designated trajectory and hit the target with pin-point accuracy," she said.