By IRNA,
New Delhi : India on Sunday test fired supersonic surface to surface ‘BrahMos’ missile.
Test of supersonic cruise missile was conducted in Pokharan in Rajasthan and it successfully hit its target near Ajasar.
This was the third test-firing of the latest Block II version of the missile.
Earlier, two tests were held on January 20 and March 4.
Chief of Army Staff General Deepak Kapoor and several high officials and DRDO scientists were present.
BrahMos cruise missile with a striking range of 290 km, can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land.
The ship-launched and land-based missiles can carry a 200-kg warhead, whereas the aircraft-launched variant can carry a 300-kg warhead.
BrahMos missile derives its name from the Brahmaputra River in India and Moscow River in Russia.