Chandipur, December 17: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday, December 17, successfully test-fired Supersonic Cruise Missile BrahMos from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha's Balasore district. The land-attack version was designed by DRDO and BrahMos Aerospace. The missile is capable of carrying a conventional warhead of 300 kg with flight range up to 290 km. India Successfully Conducts First Night Trial of 2,000-KM Range Agni II Missile Off Odisha Coast.

"The land-attack version of the missile was test-fired from a mobile autonomous launcher at Launch Complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near Chandipur at around 8.30 am. The trial of the surface-to-surface missile was successful, meeting all the parameters," said Defence Sources of PTI. DRDO Successfully Test Fires BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile’s Land Attack Version From Odisha Coast

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Brahmos, the fastest supersonic cruise missile in the world, can be launched from ships, submarine, aircraft and land. It is a joint venture between DRDO and the Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroyeniya, who have jointly formed BrahMos Aerospace.

The land-launched surface-to-surface version of the missile was first inducted with the Indian Army in 2007. The sea-launched variant has been deployed with the Indian Navy since 2017.

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