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03 May 2022 BrahMos: Anti-Ship Version

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Recently, an anti-ship version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile has been successfully test-fired jointly by the Indian Navy and the Andaman and Nicobar Command.
Andaman and Nicobar Command is the only tri-service command of the Indian Armed Forces.

BrahMos is a joint venture between the Defense Research and Development Organization and NPOM of Russia.
It is named after the Brahmaputra river of India and the Moskva river of Russia.
It is a two-stage (solid propellant engine in the first stage and liquid ramjet in the second) missile.
It is a multiplatform missile which can be launched with precision from land, air and sea missile capability which can operate both day and night in spite of bad weather.
It works on the principle of “fire and forget”, that is, it does not require guidance after launch.
BrahMos is one of the fastest cruise missiles currently deployed actively with a speed of Mach 2.8 (about 3 times the speed of sound). The Hindu Analysis
Earlier, the Indian Air Force successfully test-fired the BrahMos missile from a Sukhoi fighter jet.
Recently the Indian Navy also successfully test-fired an improved version of the BrahMos missile from a stealth destroyer in the Indian Ocean.
After India’s joining the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) club in June 2016, the missile’s range was increased to 450 km in a later stage and plans expand to 600 kms.

Submarines: Six Air Independent Propulsion-AIP-powered conventional submarines under the P75-I Project.
Negotiations are underway for India to lease two nuclear ballistic submarines.
Frigates and Guided-Missile Destroyers: Four of the Navy’s 10 guided-missile destroyers are of the Russian Kashin class and six of its 17 warships are of the Russian Talwar class.
Aircraft Carrier: INS Vikramaditya, the only aircraft carrier in India’s service, is a Soviet-built Kyiv-class ship that was inducted into the Indian Navy in 2013. The Hindu Analysis
Fighter aircraft: Russia has also been one of the main exporters of fighter jets to India, including hundreds of Sukhoi and MiG jets.
All six air tanks in service are Russian-made IL-78s.
Tanks: The major battle tank force of the Indian Army is mainly composed of Russian T-72M1 (66%) and T-90S (30%).
Missile Defense System: S- 400 Anti-Missile System.