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Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos ready to join Navy

CHENNAI, NOV. 3. With a "100 per cent successful" flight of the BrahMos today from an operational ship of the Indian Navy, the anti-ship supersonic cruise missile is ready to be inducted into the Navy. This is the eighth consecutively successful flight of the BrahMos, the missile jointly developed by India and Russia.

Today, the BrahMos was launched from an Indian Naval ship in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Orissa. It accurately hit its target: a decommissioned ship of the Navy, which was moving in the waters. This is the third time that the BrahMos is being launched from a ship. It has been launched five times from ground from the Interim-Test-Range at Chandipur, near Balasore, Orissa. BrahMos flies at a speed 2.8 times that of sound, and it can take out targets 290 km away. It is eight-metres long, weighs three tonnes and carries only a conventional warhead.

The missile launched today had advanced fire-control systems. Its manoeuvrability towards the target was verified. It has a fire-and-forget capability. That is, when it is launched from a ship, it will locate the area where the target is available and home in on the target. Whatever may be the movement of the target in the sea, the missile will zero in on it.

One, therefore, can forget about the missile after it is launched.

When contacted, A. Sivathanu Pillai, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited, said he was happy with the "100 per cent successful" flight of the BrahMos today. After it was launched from a ship, it accurately hit the target. Dr. Pillai said the development of this anti-ship missile had been completed. It was already under production. The Navy was happy with the missile's performance.

Prahlada, Director, Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad, said he was satisfied with the entire system, which could be divided into two: ship-borne elements and the missile itself. Both had been successfully integrated into an operational vessel of the Navy.

http://www.hindu.com/2004/11/04/stories/2004110405661100.htm

ajaybhutani

Well does anyone know which ship was used?? bec that ship must be ready with Brahmos Launchers (i.e. battle ready with brahmos.)

Asim Aquil

In another report I read, it was a destroyer. I've always predicted that the future of this missile race would be in cruise missiles and SLBMs...

Cruise Missiles are important for a conventional defence. Isn't 290Km a little too small? I think ultimately the missile would be used on land more than on sea. Anyone got details on its guidance systems?

Hari_Om

INS Rajput.

Not the first launch off her decks either for the Brahmos.

ajaybhutani

290Km is the range mainly due to missile control treaties ( as its a JV) and they plan to sell it to third parties.
Though there was a gossip going on on net a few months back that indians tested it to 500KM( even that is less) but kept it a secret.
I think since the speed is quite high ( a big leap) so surely the control techniques used should be tested on a small range missile and only then taken to a longer range missile.I think the whole technology will be used by indians in newer projects too.Adn who knows there might be some newer version of brahmos with a much longer range about to be tested soon :biggrin.But firstly we also need a missile that evone would be willing to buy at a good price and is well within the bounds of missile control regimes.
The most important thing here is that brahmos is targeted as a anti ship missile and in that respect its range is quite good.The land target version ( if planned) should surely come with longer ranges though then we wont be able to sell.
There are other things that need to be done apart from increasing the range like completing teh development of air launched and submarine launched versions of brahmos.

hammer

I think Russian GLONASS series of satellites possibly provides the guidance. Also there is a rumour over a “Super BrahMos” project that well exceeds the 1,000-kilometre range

ajaybhutani

If i remember right India & russia where planning a ultra long range A2Amissile as a JV. Is there any new news on it ?

lemontree

Can this anti-ship Brahmos be used from a land based launcher. It would help to take out terror installations in the northern sectors in pre-emptive strikes (i.e if our politicians can find their balls for ordering it).

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BRAHMOS is a Supersonic Cruise Missile that can be launched from submarine, ship, aircraft and land based Mobile Autonomous Launchers (MAL). The missile is launched from a Transport-Launch Canister (TLC), which also acts as storage and transportation container.

Primarily BRAHMOS is an anti-ship missile. It has the capability to engage land based targets also. The missile can be launched either in vertical or inclined position and will cover 360 degrees.




http://www.brahmos.com/missile_tech.html

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Samudra

i guess a couple of land based versions of the missiles were tested.
and brahmos is a "cruise" missile and , if you believe that variants of Brahmos would stop at 290 kms , you really guessed it false.

ajaybhutani

Thats the plan. It has been tested for land launch, mobile platforms , & ships .The aircraft version & sub version needs mroe work.