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IAF officer approaches Delhi High Court against defence ministry, Air Force Chief over BrahMos incident
Ajeyo Basu •Wing Commander Abhinav Sharma was fired along with two other officers – a group captain and a squadron leader - by the Indian Air Force (IAF) following the launch of a BrahMos missile that had crashed into a sparsely populated area in Mian Channu, Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan
Indian Navy to get 200 BrahMos missiles in a historic USD 2.5 billion deal
Fp Staff •The missile system has made significant advancements in the last few years after the Indo-Russian joint venture company increased its strike range from 290 km to more than 400 km
Pakistan urges India to re-open probe into Brahmos incident
•Pakistan's Foreign Office alleged that India unilaterally and hastily closed the so-called internal inquiry which raised serious questions on the command and control systems in place in India for its strategic weapons
Indian Navy successfully test-fires BrahMos missile's ship-launched version
•BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, an India-Russian joint venture, produces supersonic cruise missiles that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or land platforms
LCH Prachand, BrahMos missiles, HAL’s HLFT-42 and more: The stars at Aero India 2023
Fp Explainers •The Aero India 2023 show kicked off to a flying start in Bengaluru. The five-day event will see several defence companies displaying their capabilities. The country’s ‘Make in India’ thrust will also shine bright as the BrahMos missile, the LCH Prachand, jetpacks for the Indian Army will be featured
Defence ministry inks deal for dual role Surface-to-Surface BrahMos missile
Fp Staff •Continuing with its focus on self-reliance in the defence manufacturing sector, the Union ministry signed a deal to acquire surface-to-surface BrahMos missiles capable of being used additionally in a dual role in combat. The deal was signed under the “Buy-Indian” Category at a cost of Rs 1700 crore
Explained: How India's latest BrahMos missile test was different
Fp Explainers •India test-fired the extended-range of the BrahMos missile from a SU-30 MKI fighter jet. This missile has a range of over 350 km, compared to the 290 km of the older version
India test-fires extended-range version of BrahMos missile from Sukhoi aircraft
•It was the first launch of the extended range version of the missile from a Su-30MKI aircraft, the defence ministry said. The range of the advanced version is learnt to have been extended to around 350 km from the original 290 km
'Direct hit on the target': IAF successfully test fires BrahMos missile from Sukhoi Su30-MKI jet
•The target was a decommissioned Indian Navy ship. BrahMos Aerospace, an India-Russia joint venture, produces missiles that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land platforms
'Hit the target with pinpoint accuracy': India successfully test fires BrahMos missile in Andaman and Nicobar
Fp Staff •It was an extended range surface-to-surface missile. On 5 March, the Indian Navy successfully test fired a BrahMos cruise missile from the stealth destroyer INS Chennai