India successfully tests supersonic BrahMos cruise missile
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india thursday successfully flight tested its supersonic brahmos cruise missile in the western state of rajasthan the countrys defence minister said1 the missile was flight tested from pokhran test range in rajasthan on thursday morning1 defence minister nirmala sitharaman tweeted the precision strike weapon with indian-made seeker flew in its designated trajectory and hit the target with pin-point accuracy1 the successful test will further bolster our national security1 the land and sea variants of brahmos supersonic cruise missile are already operational with the indian army and the indian navy1 in november 2017 india successfully flight tested the air version of brahmos missile from its fighter jet sukhoi-30mki against a sea-based target in the bay of bengal1 nan reports that a brahmos is a two-stage missile with a solid propellant booster engine as its first stage which brings it to supersonic speed and then gets separated1 it is the worlds fastest anti-ship cruise missile in operation. xinhuanan1