News: Two BrahMos missile tests, one each from land and air platforms, was successfully conducted from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha.
Facts:
About BrahMos Missiles:
The BrahMos is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile capable of being launched from submarines, warships, fighter jets or land
It has a strike range of nearly 300 kilometers.
It is developed by BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. (BAPL), New Delhi.
Additional Information:
BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. (BAPL)
It is a joint venture company between the Russian Federation’s NPO Mashinostroeyenia and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
It is named after Brahmaputra and Moscow rivers.
It is responsible for designing, developing, producing and marketing BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles.