Supersonic Cruise Missile BrahMos successfully flight tested from Rajasthan's Pokhran test range

Supersonic Cruise Missile BrahMos successfully flight tested from Rajasthan's Pokhran test range on Thursday. This is the first time that the missile has been tested with an Indian-made seeker.

The supersonic cruise missile was last test-fired in November 2017 from the Indian Air Force's fighter, Sukhoi-30MKI.

"Formidable Supersonic Cruise Missile #BrahMos was successfully flight tested at 8:42 AM today at Pokhran test range, Rajasthan. The precision strike weapon with Indian-made seeker flew in its designated trajectory and hit the target with pin-point accuracy," Sitharaman tweeted.

Interesting facts about BrahMos:

# BrahMos is a medium range ramjet supersonic cruise missile

# This cruise missile can be launched from the land, air and the sea.

# It is a joint venture between India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and  Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroeyenia. 

# It weighs between 2,500 kg and 3,000 kg, has a length of about 8.4 meters with a warhead of about 200-300 kg. 

# It was inducted into service in 2006 and is used by the Indian Army, Air Force and the Navy.