02.12.2010
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BrahMos cruise missiles.
Prior to the tests, over three thousand villagers living nearby the range were evacuated for reasons of safety.
Latest trials of
BrahMos cruise missile was conducted on Sept 5. The experts checked the missile's capability to hit mountain targets.
Joint venture
BrahMos Aerospace has designed new missile system under the code name of
Block-2 which has greater maneuverability than the first version of
BrahMos, and is capable to hit small-size targets.
Russian-Indian company
BrahMos Aerospace is named in honor of rivers in India and Russia – Brahmaputra and Moskva. Supersonic cruise missiles produced by the company have a flight range of 290 km and are in inventory of Indian Navy and Army.
