Balasore, Nov 09: The 'Brahmos' supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired for the fifth time from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea, about 13 km from here today. The missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher at 12.04 hours.
After achieving the precision guidance capability in surface-to-surface version from a fixed launcher in its fourth trial on October 29 last, the missile was test-fired to check its other parameters today and a mobile launcher was used for today's trial, defence sources said.
The present version of 'Brahmos', the product of an Indo- Russian joint venture weighing about three tonnes, can strike a target located at 290 km. The missile is eight metre long and carries a conventional war-head weighing about 200 kg.
A two-stage vehicle, the missile's propulsion consists of a solid propellant booster and liquid propellant ramjet system. Bureau Report