- The Indian Navy’s latest guided-missile destroyer, successfully hit “bull’s eye” during her maiden BrahMos supersonic cruise missile firing.
- The missile firing demonstrated the Indian Navy’s firepower at sea, though the location of the test-firing of the missile is not immediately known.
- BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, an India-Russian joint venture, produces supersonic cruise missiles that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or land platforms.
- India is exporting the BrahMos missiles. In January last year, India sealed a USD 375 million deal with the Philippines for supplying three batteries for the missile.
The Indian Navy’s latest guided-missile destroyer successfully hit “bulls’ eye” during her maiden BrahMos supersonic cruise missile firing, a Navy official said. “The ship and her potent weapon, both indigenous, mark another shining symbol of ‘Aatmanirbharta’ and Indian Navy’s firepower at sea,” the official added. The missile firing demonstrated the Indian Navy’s firepower at sea, they said. INS Mormugao was commissioned on December 18, 2022.
The location of the test-firing of the missile is not immediately known.
BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, an India-Russian joint venture, produces 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 BrahMos missiles. In January last year, India sealed a USD 375 million deal with the Philippines for supplying three batteries for the missile.
Notably, INS Murmoagoa is the second of the Project 15B stealth-guided missile destroyers. It was built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDSL). INS Mormugao was commissioned into the Indian Navy on December 18, 2022. The destroyer has been named after a key port in Goa.
Meanwhile, BrahMos is a two-stage missile with a solid propellant booster engine as its first stage. It brings it to supersonic speed and the gets separated. It is a joint venture between the Indian Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and the Russian Federation’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya. Together these companies have formed BrahMos Aerospace.
In March this year, the Defence Ministry also signed a contract for a normal refit submarine Sindhukirti at Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) in Visakhapatnam. The cost of the entire project will be Rs 934 crore. Notably, Sindhukirti is the third Kilo Class Diesel Electric Submarine. “After completion of the refit, Sindhukirti will combat worthy and will join the active submarine fleet of the Indian Navy,” the Defence Ministry had said.
(With inputs from agencies)
