Bhubaneswar: India on Tuesday successfully test-fired supersonic cruise missile BrahMos off the Odisha coast.
The land-attack version of the missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher at Launch Complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Balasore in the morning, said defence sources.
The sources said that the trial of the surface-to-surface missile was successful as it hit the given target.
The fastest supersonic cruise missile is capable of being launched from submarines, ships, fighter jets or land, the sources added.
BrahMos is a joint venture between the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India and the Federal State Unitary Enterprise NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM) of Russia.
Meanwhile, as India on Tuesday successfully test-fired the land-attack version of the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, Twitter users hailed the achievement of the Indian defence scientists.
One user wrote: Secure #NewIndia. Kudos to #ModiGovt, MoD and DRDO. India successfully test fires land attack version of #BrahMos supersonic cruise missile off the Odisha coast.”
Another wrote: “BrahMos, the pride of India.”
A user posted: “@DRDO_India today successfully test fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile…. Kudos Team @narendramodi for further strengthening our armed forces.”
“Proud to be an Indian and my nation on having the fastest supersonic cruise missile,” read a post.
One user commented: “Awesome news on the BrahMos front. Proud of India’s #DRDO.”