Army test-fires Brahmos land-attack missile for 2nd day

For the second consecutive day, the Indian Army on Wednesday successfully test fired an advanced version of the Brahmos land-attack cruise missile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

For the second consecutive day, the Indian Army on Wednesday successfully test fired an advanced version of the Brahmos land-attack cruise missile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

For the second consecutive day, the Indian Army on Wednesday successfully test fired an advanced version of the Brahmos land-attack cruise missile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. (PTI Representative Photo)

The test firing was carried out by the army’s elite ‘Strike One corps’ in full operational land-to-land configurations at its full-range, the army said.

“This is the fifth consecutive time when the Block-III version of Brahmos LACM (land attack cruise missile) has been successfully launched and hit the land-based target in ‘top- attack’ mode, an incredible feat not achieved by any other weapon system of its genre,” the Army said in a statement.

The test-firing came amid escalating tension between India and Pakistan following beheading of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani military.

The long-range tactical weapon was tested from the same location which was used in yesterday’s test firing.

The army said the multi-role missile “successfully hit” the land-based target with desired precision, demonstrating its accuracy of less than one metre.

“These successful firings of the supersonic cruise missile were carried out in full operational land-to-land configurations from Mobile Autonomous Launchers (MAL) at its full-range,” the army said.

Jointly developed by India and Russia, the multi-platform Brahmos is capable of being launched from land, sea and air against surface and sea-based targets.