New Delhi: The Indian Navy carried out a successful precision strike in the Arabian Sea by ship-launched BRAHMOS supersonic missile with DRDO designed indigenous seeker and booster on March 5, reinforcing our commitment towards Aatmanirbharta (self-reliance) in defence, the Indian Navy statement said.

“The missile test was carried out from a Kolkata-class guided missile destroyer warship. BrahMos Aerospace is continuously working on increasing indigenous content in the missile,” the Indian Navy officials said.

BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, an India-Russian joint venture, produces supersonic cruise missiles that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or land platforms. BRAHMOS missile flies at a speed of 2.8 Mach or almost three times the speed of sound. BrahMos Aerospace is also developing the BRAHMOS NG, a compact version of the missile.

Last year in April, the anti-ship version of the supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired jointly by the Indian Navy and the Andaman and Nicobar Command. India is also exporting BRAHMOS missiles. In January last year, India sealed a $375 million deal with the Philippines for supplying three batteries of the missile. India is also eyeing other countries such as South Africa, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt to sell the missiles.