Army Tests Extended Range BrahMos Cruise Missile From Andaman And Nicobar Islands

The Indian Army examined a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) Islands earlier right now (29 November).

An extended-range model of the missile was examined by the Western Command of the Army, the A&N command, the one tri-services command of the Indian Army, mentioned in a submit on Twitter.

Earlier this month, India had issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), indicative of a missile take a look at, for 29 November and 1 December.

The no-fly zone notified for the take a look at means that the variant of the missile examined right now can hit targets at a spread of 450 km or extra.

India has carried out a number of checks of the BrahMos cruise missile from the A&N Islands this yr. In February, India test-fired a BrahMos missile from a land-based launcher there. An extended-range model of the BrahMos cruise missile was examined from the Islands in March. In April, the A&N Command test-fired the anti-ship model of the BrahMos.

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