Brahmos
- October 1, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: Science and tech
Context:
BrahMos surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile was successfully flight tested for designated range in Odisha
Concept:
- BrahMos is a cruise missile, meaning it can be guided towards a pre-determined land- or sea-based target.
- With a capability to attain speeds 2.8 times that of sound (Mach 2.8), BrahMos is classified as supersonic cruise missile.
- An amalgam of the names of the rivers Brahmaputra and Moskva, BrahMos is being produced by BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture company set up by DRDO and Mashinostroyenia of Russia in 1998.
- The first version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was inducted into the Indian Navy in 2005, meant to be fired from INS Rajput.
- The missile is capable of being launched from land, sea, sub-sea and air against surface and sea-based targets.
- Its range was initially capped at 290 km as per obligations of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).
- But since India’s entry into the club, the range has been extended to 450 km, and the plan is to increase it to 600km.