Extended-Range BrahMos

Syllabus: General Studies Paper 3

The extended-range BrahMos missile was tested from a naval ship, the missile was air-launched from a Su-30 MKI aircraft

About BrahMos

• BrahMos is an indigenously manufactured supersonic cruise missile, jointly developed with Russia
• Name: BrahMos is named on the rivers Brahmaputra and Moskva.
• Stages in Brahmos Missile: It is a two-stage (solid propellant engine in the first stage and liquid ramjet in second) missile.
• Multiplatform Missile:e. it can be launched from land, air, and sea and multi capability missile with pinpoint accuracy that works in both day and night irrespective of the weather conditions.
• Fire and Forgets Principle: It operates on the “Fire and Forgets” principle i.e. it does not require further guidance after launch.
• Range: The range of BrahMos was earlier around 290 km, which, with the new version, has reached around 350 km.
• Speed: Brahmos is one of the fastest cruise missile currently operationally deployed with speed of Mach 2.8, which is nearly 3 times more than the speed of sound.