June 12, 2001 - BrahMos was first
test-fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur
in a vertical launch configuration.
June 14, 2004 - Another test was
conducted at ITR and BrahMos was fired from a mobile
launcher.
March 05, 2008 - The land attack
version of the missile was fired from the destroyer INS
Rajput and the missile hit and destroyed the right target
among a group of targets.
December 18, 2008 - The vertical launch
of BrahMos was conducted from INS Ranvir.
January 20, 2009 - BrahMos was tested
with a new navigation system but it failed
to hit the target.
March 04, 2009 - Another test was
eventually conducted and was deemed successful.
March 29, 2009 - BrahMos was test-fired
again. For the test, the missile had to identify a building
among a cluster of buildings in an urban environment.
BrahMos successfully hit the intended target in two and a
half minutes of launch.
March 21, 2010 - BrahMos was test-fired
and struck a free-floating ship piercing it above the
waterline and destroying it completely. The test proved the
missile's ability to manoeuvre at supersonic speed before
hitting a target.
September 05, 2010 - This test of
BrahMos created a world record for being
the first cruise missile to be tested at supersonic
speeds in a steep-dive mode.
December 02, 2010 - The Block III
version of the missile was successfully test-fired by India
from Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off the Orissa
coast. Block III had advanced guidance and upgraded
software, incorporating high manoeuvres at multiple points
and steep dive from high altitude. The steep dive capability
of the Block III enables it to hit targets hidden behind a
mountain range.
August 12, 2011 - It was test-fired by
ground forces and met all mission parameters.
March 04, 2012 - It was test-fired by
an Indian Army unit at the Pokharan range in Rajasthan to
operationalise the second regiment of the weapon system in
the army. With this test, the second BrahMos unit of the
Indian Army became operational.
July 29, 2012: A
development test was conducted on this day; though the
test was deemed successful, yet it did not meet all mission
parameters.
October 07, 2012 - The Indian Navy
successfully test-fired BrahMos from the guided missile
frigate INS Teg. This new highly manoeuvrable version was
fitted with advanced satellite navigation systems turning it
into a "super-rocket" capable of hitting targets over
300–500 km from sea, land and air launchers, and capable of
carrying a nuclear warhead.
March 20, 2013 - The submarine-launched
variant of Brahmos was test fired successfully for the first
time from a submerged pontoon near Visakhapatnam at the
coast of Bay of Bengal. This was the first vertical
launch of a supersonic missile from a submerged platform.
The missile can be launched from a depth of 40 to 50 m (130
to 160 ft).
April 07, 2014 - One of the army's
missile regiment tested a modified and upgraded Block-III
missile with steep dive-cum-target discrimination mode
suitable for mountain warfare. It is capable of performing
deep penetration strikes against hardened targets.
July 08, 2014 - Brahmos Aerospace
conducted the 44th test launch of the missile from the ITR
to a target designated 290 km away. It was the first test of
the missile in supersonic dive mode against a hidden land
target using a new Indian software algorithm and multiple
satellite navigation systems for guidance, without the usual
homing system.
January 2016 - Russia confirmed that
future Indian-made submarines would be armed with smaller
version of the missile that could fit inside a torpedo tube.
October 2016: India will test
fire the air-launched version of its Brahmos cruise missile,
considered the world’s most formidable, in February 2017.
The 2.5 metric ton Brahmos air-to-ground missile will be
fired from an IAF (Indian Air Force) Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter
aircraft that has undergone modifications to accommodate the
new weapon. A successful preliminary trial has already been
carried out, and two more dummy trials are in the pipeline
before the actual test, according to the news reports.
March 11, 2017: India
conducted the maiden test firing of the extended-range
variant of the BrahMos missile on this day from launch
complex– III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in
Chandipur.
April 21, 2017: Indian Navy
successfully undertook the firing of BrahMos Land Attack
Supersonic Cruise Missile from a ship on this day. It was
fired from Indian Naval Ship Teg, a Guided Missile Frigate,
on a target on land. This test has significantly enhanced
the prowess of Indian Navy and has placed India into the
club of select few nations.
May 02, 2017: The Indian
Army successfully test fired an advanced version of the
Brahmos land-attack cruise missile in the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands, revalidating the weapon’s strike
capability.
It is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile
launchable from submarine, ships, aircraft, or land.
Fastest supersonic cruise missile in the world.
It is a joint venture between the Russia and India.
BrahMos word is formed from the Brahmaputra river of
India and the Moskva river of Russia.
Russia supplies 65% of the BrahMos components, including
its ramjet engine and radar seeker.
It travels at speeds of Mach 2.8 to 3.0, which is being
upgraded to Mach 5.0.
A hypersonic version of the missile, BrahMos-II, is also
presently under development with a speed of Mach 7-8 to
boost aerial fast strike capability. It is expected to be
ready for testing by 2020.
Land attack version of Brahmos missile successfully tested in
India
Indian Navy test fires land attack version of Brahmos missile
Indian Navy test fires extended version of BrahMos Missile
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