Southern Command conducts successful long-range precision launch of BrahMos missile

“Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command lauded the successful combat launch of BrahMos missile. This successful launch marks a major milestone in the Army’s continued efforts to enhance long-range precision strike capability and reinforce deterrence. The launch once again demonstrated the accuracy, reliability and effectiveness of India’s indigenous missile systems, reflecting steady progress in the nation’s strategic and technological competencies. The achievement is a testament to India’s commitment to self-reliance under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative,” the release added.

BrahMos Aerospace, which has designed and developed the missile, is a joint venture between DRDO and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM). BrahMos is an amalgamation of the names of Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers. The entity was set up with a mandate to design, develop, manufacture a supersonic, high precision, cruise missile and its variants. The first successful test of the missile was conducted on June 12, 2001, from the specially designed land based launcher at the Integrated Test Range off the Chandipur coast of Odisha.

From the first successful launch, the Brahmos saw first induction into the Navy in 2005, into the Indian Army in 2007 and first successful flight from IAF’s Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter in 2017. While land, air, sea and submarine is a broader classification of the missile, numerous versions with extended ranges, evolving sensing capabilities onboard have been tested and deployed over the last 24 years making it one of the most versatile and potent platforms.