02 December 2011

News Story: (India) BRAHMOS successfully test fired from frigate Teg

INS Teg (File Photo)
MOSCOW (BNS): Test launch of the BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile was carried out successfully from the Indian frigate Teg at Baltic Sea on Wednesday, a media report said.

According to Itar-Tass, the missile was fired from the ship's bow flew along the preset trajectory and reached the destination in the target area. Telemetric data indicated that all of its systems worked properly.
The missile was launched from the first of the three frigates being built by the Kaliningrad-based shipyard Yantar for the Indian Navy.

In July 2007, Russia and India signed a $1.6 billion contract for the construction of a series of Project 11356 frigates for the Indian Navy.

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