The Indian Navy successfully tested the ship-launched version of the BrahMos supersonic missile in the Arabian Sea on Sunday.
The missile tested had the native “seeker and booster,” officials said.
“The Indian Navy conducted a successful precision strike in the Arabian Sea using a launched vessel BrahMos missile with an indigenous seeker and booster designed by DRDO, reinforcing our commitment to Aatmanirbharta (self-reliance) in defense,” said a senior military official.
BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, an Indo-Russian joint venture, produces supersonic cruise missiles that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land platforms.
The BrahMos rocket flies at a speed of Mach 2.8, or nearly three times the speed of sound.
The anti-ship version of the supersonic cruise missile was successfully tested jointly by the Indian Navy and the Andaman and Nicobar Command in April last year.
India also exports BrahMos missiles.
In January last year, India struck a $375 million deal with the Philippines to supply three batteries of the missile.
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