New Delhi: The Indian Army on Sunday successfully test fired the land attack version of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile at the Pokhran test range in Rajasthan.
The missile, a joint venture of India and Russia, was fired at 11.15am.
"Today [Sunday] land attack version of BrahMos block-II was tested from a mobile autonomous launcher at Pokhran test range by the Indian Army. The missile took off successfully and hit the desired target at bull's eye meeting all mission parameters," a statement issued by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said.
This is the second launch this month and third this year for the block-II version for the army.
In the first test, the missile failed to hit the target. The army kept the results of the second test under wraps even though DRDO termed it successful.
"With this launch, the requirement of army for the land attack version with block-II advanced seeker software with target discriminating capabilities has been fully met and this version is ready for induction," the statement said.
According to the DRDO officials, the missile will provide an enhanced capability to the army for selection of a particular land target among a group of targets.
The launch was witnessed by Director General Military Operations Lieutenant General A.S. Sekhon, Commandant School of Artillery Lieutenant General K.R. Rao and Additional Director General Artillery Major General V.K. Tiwari along with other senior army officers. The CEO of BrahMos A. Sivathanu Pillai was among those present.
