Land-attack version of BrahMos
The Indian Air Force successfully test-fired a land-attack version of the supersonic cruise missile, BrahMos, in the western sector.
- The missile system “has empowered all the three wings of the armed forces with anti-ship and land-attack capability,”
- This brings to light that the IAF too has been equipped with the land-attack version of BrahMos, which flies at a supersonic speed of Mach 3 (that is, three times the speed of sound). The Navy and the Army have already deployed the two-stage missile, which has a range of 290 km.
- BrahMos, two squadrons had already been equipped with the version. (One squadron has about 70 to 80 missiles).
- The IAF had deployed the missile in the border areas to take out the enemy’s communication towers, runways, and radar in case of a conflict.
Sudhir Mishra, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of BrahMos
