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84040
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 16:11
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BRAHMOS 2LST
The missiles will be "picked and put" in the old launchers
for usage by armed forces in the two countries, the sources
added.
BrahMos is the only operational supersonic cruise missile
with a speed of 2.8 Mach and is three-and-a-half times faster
than the American Tomahawk cruise missiles.
The missile has already been inducted into the Navy and
the Indian Army, and the Indian Air Force (IAF) is also
working on integrating it on its frontline air superiority
fighter SU-30MKI.
A number of Naval ships have been armed with the BrahMos
and the under-construction Talwar Class frigates in Russia
will also have it as their main weapon.
The Army has till now has raised one regiment of the
BrahMos and is expected to induct two more regiments of an
upgraded version of the missile by the end of the current
fiscal. PTI
for usage by armed forces in the two countries, the sources
added.
BrahMos is the only operational supersonic cruise missile
with a speed of 2.8 Mach and is three-and-a-half times faster
than the American Tomahawk cruise missiles.
The missile has already been inducted into the Navy and
the Indian Army, and the Indian Air Force (IAF) is also
working on integrating it on its frontline air superiority
fighter SU-30MKI.
A number of Naval ships have been armed with the BrahMos
and the under-construction Talwar Class frigates in Russia
will also have it as their main weapon.
The Army has till now has raised one regiment of the
BrahMos and is expected to induct two more regiments of an
upgraded version of the missile by the end of the current
fiscal. PTI