The BrahMos Missile:
- The BrahMos (also designated as PJ-10) is a medium-range stealth ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarine, ships, aircraft or land, notably being the fastest supersonic cruise missile in the world.
Making
- It is a joint-venture between the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Russian Federation’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya, who together have formed BrahMos Aerospace.
- BrahMos missiles are designed, developed and produced by BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture company set up by DRDO and Mashinostroyenia of Russia (named after the Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers)
- It is a two-stage cruise missilewith a solid propellant booster in the first stage and a liquid ramjet in the second stage.
- A ramjet is a form of airbreathing jet engine that uses the forward motion of the engine to produce thrust.
- It can be launched from land, air, and seaand works both day and night irrespective of the weather conditions.
Speed:
- 3 times more than the speed of sound.
- The initial range of 290 km (now being upgraded to 400 Km)
- It is claimed to be the world’s fastest Anti-Ship Cruise Missile currently in operation.