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Indian Navy Successfully Test-Fires BrahMos Missile

Officials said Sunday a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired from the Indian Navy’s INS Mormugao, a frontline guided missile destroyer.

They claimed that the missile shooting showed off the Indian Navy’s maritime firepower.

A Navy official reported that the most recent guided-missile destroyer, INS Mormugao successfully hit ‘bull’s eye’ during her first BrahMos supersonic cruise missile firing.

The official stated, “The ship and her potent weapon, both indigenous, mark another shining symbol of ‘AatmaNirbharta’ and Indian Navy’s firepower at sea”.

Western Naval Command tweeted, “INS Mormugao, the latest guided-missile Destroyer, successfully hit ‘Bulls Eye’ during her maiden #Brahmos Supersonic cruise missile firing. The ship and her potent weapon, both indigenous, mark another shining symbol of #Aatmanirbharta and Indian Navy’s firepower at sea”, through its official Twitter handle.

The site of the missile test firing is unknown at this time.

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BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between India and Russia, manufactures supersonic cruise missiles that may be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or land platforms.

BrahMos missile travels at 2.8 Mach or nearly three times the speed of sound. India also exports BrahMos missiles.

In January of last year, India signed a $375 million deal with the Philippines to deliver three missile batteries.

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Spriha Rai

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