Jaisalmer, Feb 20: The field test fire of surface-to-surface version of supersonic Brahmos cruise missile scheduled to be
conducted on Friday in the Pokhran field firing range has been
postponed, defence sources here said.
The test fire, which was to be conducted at around 1000 hrs, had been deferred, the sources said.
Neither specific reasons of postponement nor new date for the
test fire was known immediately.
The test was to be conducted after addressing and rectifying the
lapses of the missile software which led to the failure of the field
testing conducted on Janaury 20 last.
The sources said some shortcomings and lapses in the software
attached to the missile were creating problem in flawless hitting at the short ranged targets.
The software problem had now been addressed and rectified so that it could hit the target at short range with equal efficiency and accuracy, the sources said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, February 20, 2009, 00:00