India test-fires Brahmos missile

BHUBANESHWAR: India on Sunday test-fired for a fifth time the Brahmos cruise missile it has developed jointly with Russia, officials said.

The supersonic missile was launched from a warship and it successfully hit a target at sea, defence officials said in Bhubaneshwar off the Bay of Bengal where India conducts its tests. The Brahmos is a 280km-range missile. —AFP

Home | National