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‘Brahmos to be fired from submarine soon’

CHENNAI: BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile and its attendant systems, will be installed in a vertical launch mode on board the Indian Naval vessel “Ranvir,” according to informed sources. The missile system would also be installed on 15-Alpha type destroyers and Talwar class frigates. BrahMos already been inducted into the Navy and the Army.

“Very soon, the missile will be fired from a submarine after the platform is identified by the Navy,” the sources said.

On Wednesday, BrahMos was launched from the Naval ship “Rajput” towards a target on an uninhabited island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago. A. Sivathanu Pillai, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited, said “the launch was precisely executed and the mission was a 100 per cent success.” BrahMos is a two-stage missile that is nine metres long, has a diameter of 70 cm and weighs 3.9 tonnes with the canister. It can carry conventional warheads weighing 300 kg. It is a versatile missile that can be launched from ships, silos, trucks, submarines and aircraft.

Rear Admiral P.K. Nair, officiating Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Triservices Command, witnessed the launch from “Rajput.” The Andaman and Nicobar Triservices Command deployed 10 vessels, three Dornier aircraft and four helicopters for managing the mission.

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