India-made missile destroyer Mormugao test fires Brahmos missile

India-made missile destroyer Mormugao test fires Brahmos missile

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Category : Defense Published on: May 17 2023

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  • A BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired from the Indian Navy's frontline guided missile destroyer INS Mormugao.
  • BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, an India-Russian joint venture, produces the supersonic cruise missiles that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or land platforms.
  • BrahMos missile flies at a speed of 2.8 Mach or almost three times the speed of sound. India is also exporting the BrahMos missiles.
  • In January last year, India sealed a $375 million deal with the Philippines for supplying three batteries of the missile.
  • INS Mormugao was commissioned on December 18, 2022.
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