The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile failed to take off during a test-firing, which was conducted off the Odisha coast on Monday. The missile fell soon after it took off, ANI reported.
The missile has the capability to strike targets upto 450km. ANI quoted sources as saying that the missile fell off “very shortly after the launch”. Sources also said that prima facie the missile failed to take off due to glitches with the propulsion system. The exact reasons for the failure would, however, be ascertained only after examination by scientists from the Defence Research and Development Organisation and BrahMos aerospace corporation. Read More…
