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| DRDO successfully test fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with enhanced capability |
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DRDO successfully test fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with enhanced capability
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with indigenous material and superior performance from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha on January 20, 2022.
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile can be fired at Mach 2.8 or about 3 times the speed of sound and has range of 400 KM. The flight test is a major milestone in the way forward for BrahMos programme.
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Key Highlights
The highly manouverable missile cruised at supersonic speed for its maximum range and all mission objectives were met. The missile was equipped with the advanced indigenous technologies and followed a modified optimal trajectory for enhanced efficiency and improved performance.
The missile with the modified control system has been fine tuned to achieve an enhanced capability. This flight test was monitored by all the sensors of the range instrumentation including telemetry, radar and electro-optical tracking systems deployed across the eastern coast and the down range ships.
Important facts for upcoming exams from the above Current Affairs Topic
- DRDO Formed by: 1958
- Headquarters: DRDO Bhavan, New Delhi
- DRDO Motto: Sanskrit: बलस्य मूलं विज्ञानम् "Strength's Origin is in Knowledge"
- DRDO Executive: S Somanath, Chairman, DRDO
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