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| INS Teg |
NEW DELHI (BNS): The BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile system was successfully test fired from the Indian Navy's newest guided missile frigate, INS Teg, off the coast of Goa on early Sunday morning.
The surface-to-surface missile, having a range of 290-km, was test launched from the Russian-built Project 1135.6 class warship at 0700 hours.
The missile performed high-level manoeuvres at two given points in a scenario of evading detection by enemies' radars and successfully hit the target ship at a distance of 290 kms, BrahMos officials said.
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| BRAHMOS Missile |
The decommissioned target ship was completely devastated by the huge kinetic energy of impact. By the time naval helicopter reached the target point, the ship was completely on fire, the officials added.
Sunday's launch was the second test-firing of BRAHMOS from INS Teg. The warship had successfully test-fired the lethal weapon system during its sea trials in the Baltic Sea on November 30, 2011.
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