The Indian Navy on Saturday successfully test-fired the advanced version of the BrahMos missile, demonstrating the combat readiness of its frontline platforms. A Navy spokesperson said the missile hit the target with pin-point accuracy in another shot in the arm for Aatmanirbhar Bharat in the defence sector.
“The long-range precision strike capability of advanced version of the BrahMos missile was successfully validated,” the official said. “The pin-point destruction of the target demonstrated combat and mission readiness of frontline platforms,” he said.
“Yet another shot in the arm for Aatmanirbhar Bharat,” the Indian Navy said in a tweet.
The BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile manufactured by an Indo-Russian joint venture.
(With PTI inputs)
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