Balasore (Odisha), May 21
India today successfully test-fired the Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a test range along the Odisha coast to validate some new features.
The missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher stationed at Launch pad 3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near here at 10.40 am, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) officials said.
The trial was conducted to validate its “life extension” technologies developed for the first time in India by DRDO and team BrahMos, said an official of the ITR.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman congratualated DRDO scientists and team BrahMos. “Smt @nsitharaman congratulates Team Brahmos & @DRDO_India for successful flight test carried out at 1040 hrs on 21 May 2018 from ITR, Balasore to validate BRAHMOS missile life extension technologies developed for the first time in India," her office said in a Twitter post. — PTI
Most Read In 24 Hours
Don't Miss
View All
Top News
Over 63 per cent turnout in Phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls; Tripura records 79.46 per cent, Manipur 77.32
The Election Commission says polling remained largely peacef...
Arvind Kejriwal as CM even after arrest puts political interest over national interest: Delhi High Court
The court says the Delhi government is ‘interested in approp...
Amritpal Singh to contest Lok Sabha poll from Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib, confirms mother
The formal announcement is made by his mother Balwinder Kaur...
Supreme Court dismisses PILs seeking 100% cross-verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips
Bench however, issues certain directions to Election Commiss...
Will stop functioning in India if made to break encryption of messages: WhatsApp to Delhi High Court
Facebook and Whatsapp have recently challenged the new rules...
