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India successfully test fires all-weather BrahMos missile off Odisha's coast

The missile was fired at 10.18 am from a test range at Chandipur in Balasore district.

Indo Asian News Service|Jul 16, 2018, 16:10:19 IST

India on Monday successfully test fired supersonic cruise missile BrahMos off the Odisha coast, proving it one of the best all-weather weapon systems.The missile was fired at 10.18 am from a test range at Chandipur in Balasore district.[caption id="attachment_4752691" align="alignnone" width="1280"]

File image of a BrahMos test fire.[/caption]The life extension test achieved all parameters, said the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).With this, India has achieved another milestone in the defence sector, a DRDO official said.BrahMos Aerospace is a joint venture between India's DRDO and the Federal State Unitary Enterprise NPO Mashinostroyenia of Russia.

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