July 2013 News 21 NEW WARSHIP FIRES BRAH-MOS SUCCESSFULLY

NEW WARSHIP FIRES BRAH-MOS SUCCESSFULLY

India successfully test-fired the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Navy's latest guided missile warship INS Tarkash off the coast of Goa on May 22, 2013. The missile performed the high-level 'C' manoeuvre in the predetermined flight path and successfully hit the target. The missile was launched from the Russian-built warship at 1100 hours, said BrahMos Aerospace Chief A. Sivathanu Pillai. "The launch was carried out by the Navy as part of the Acceptance Test Firing of the ship," he said. INS Tarkash was commissioned on November 9, 2012. The warship has been built as part of an over Rs. 8,000 crore contract.