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India successfully test-fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile

The missile is developed by the Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace and has a top speed of Mach 2.8

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ANI Bhubaneswar

India on Tuesday successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from Chandipur-on-Sea off Odisha coast.

The missile, which is capable of carrying a conventional warhead of 300 kg, was test-fired from a mobile launcher from launch complex number three of the Integrated Test Range (ITR).

The missile is developed by the Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace and has a top speed of Mach 2.8.

BrahMos, one of the fastest cruise missiles in the world and can be launched from ships, aircrafts and submarines.

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First Published: May 21 2018 | 3:17 PM IST

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