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BrahMos missile
BrahMos is a medium-range supersonic cruise missile designed, developed and produced by BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture company set up by India’s DRDO and Russia’s Mashinostroyenia. It can be launched from submarines, ships, planes or land-based platforms. The name Brahmos represents “the fury” of India’s Brahmaputra River and “the grace” of River Moskva in Russia. ..
Philippines army to buy India’s Brahmos missile
Brahmos missile is considered as one of the fastest supersonic missiles. Philippines army is acquiring Indian-manufactured weapon in order to strengthen its coastal defences. In 2018, Indian PM Modi signed 4 bilateral agreements during his visit to Philippines, and acquiring Brahmos is one among them. Significance The acquisition proves that India’s Act East Policy is ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Act East Policy • Brahmos • BrahMos missile • Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) • India-Philippines • Philippine Sea
Supersonic Cruise Missile BrahMos test fired
The Anti-ship version of supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was test fired from the launch complex-3 of Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha. About BrahMos Missile The name BrahMos is formed from names of two rivers i.e. Indian river Brahmaputra and the Moskva River of Russia. Manufacturer: The missile is manufactured at BrahMos Aerospace ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Brahmaputra • BrahMos Aerospace Limited • BrahMos missile • BrahMos Missile Test Fired • Defence Research and Development Organisation • DRDO • Indian Air Force • Indian Army • Indian Navy • Integrated Test Range • Major Force Multiplier • Moskva River • NPO Mashinostroyenia • NPOM • Odisha • World’s fastest supersonic cruise missile
BrahMos Air Launched Missile test fired from a Su-30 MKI
The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully fired aerial version of supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from a Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft. Key Highlights About: The IAF successfully fired BrahMos Air Launched Missile from its frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft. Background: Earlier on 22 November 2017, the IAF became World’s first Air Force to successfully fire an ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. (BAPL) • BrahMos Air Launched Missile • BrahMos Cruise Missile • BrahMos missile • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) • IAF • Indian Air Force • Su-30 MKI • Su-30 MKI Fighter Aircraft
BrahMos Missile tested in extreme weather conditions
DRDO has successfully test-fired supersonic cruise missile under extreme weather conditions, as part of the service life extension programme for Indian Army. The missile was fired from a mobile autonomous launcher from the Integrated Test Range at Balasore, Odisha. Key Facts During the test missile followed designated trajectory and its key components functioned perfectly. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: BrahMos missile • Defence • DRDO • missile technology • Odihsa • Odisha • Supersonic Cruise Missile
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile successfully test-fired to increase life from 10 to 15 years
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired from mobile launcher from Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Balasore (Chandipur), Odisha to validate some new features aimed at increasing its life from 10 to 15 years. The successful test will help in huge savings of replacement cost of BrahMos missiles held in inventory of Indian armed forces. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: BrahMos missile • Cruise missile • Defence • DRDO • India-Russia • missile technology • Odisha • supersonic missile