|
The supersonic cruise missile Brahmos was flight tested for the first time in land-to--land role today. This historic flight test was conducted in the Western Test Range (Rajasthan) at 1230 hrs . The test flight was witnessed by the Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister Shri M Natarajan, GOC-in-C, Western Command and Army Chief Designate, Lt Gen JJ Singh and other senior officers from the Army and Navy.
From among a group of identified targets (built up), the mission team chose a target and the missile came dead on target destroying the built up target. The senior officers flew over the destroyed target immediately thereafter signaling a total success of Brahmos in its capability of taking on land targets from land platform.
The Chief Controller Research & Development and CEO Brahmos Dr A Sivathanu Pillai complimented all those work centres who have contributed to the success of this mission.
|
