'Big Boost To Atmanirbhar Bharat': Indian Navy Launches BrahMos Missile With Indigenous Seeker & Booster

A successful ship-based precision strike in the Arabian Sea was carried out by the Navy.

BrahMos Missile launch

Source : Twitter/ANI

The launch of the BrahMos precision strike missile, which features an indigenous Seeker and Booster developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), on Sunday marked a significant milestone for the Indian Navy. A successful ship-based precision strike in the Arabian Sea was carried out by the Navy.

The Indian Navy posted a tweet that read, ""#IndianNavy’s successful precision strike in the #ArabianSea by ship launched #BrahMos missile with @DRDO_India designed #Indigenous Seeker & Booster reinforces its commitment towards #AatmaNirbharta."

#IndianNavy’s successful precision strike in the #ArabianSea by ship launched #BrahMos missile with @DRDO_India designed #Indigenous Seeker & Booster reinforces its commitment towards #AatmaNirbharta.#AatmaNirbharBharat@DefenceMinIndia @PMOIndia @IN_WNC @IN_WesternFleet pic.twitter.com/yErzO2Iout

— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) March 5, 2023

"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," said Navy officials.

The Indian Navy pilots landed the LCA Tejas (Navy) and Mig-29K on the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant last month. INS Vikrant was India's first aircraft carrier. The LCA Tejas is also a locally constructed aircraft. Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed the country's most memorable plane carrying warship at Cochin Shipyard Restricted in Kochi in September last year.

Supersonic cruise missiles with a speed of 2.8 Mach, or roughly three times the speed of sound, are manufactured by BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, which is a joint venture between India and Russia. 

The missiles can be fired from a variety of platforms, including ships, aircraft, submarines, and land. The missile's compact version, the BrahMos NG, is also being developed by BrahMos Aerospace.

India and the Philippines agreed to supply the missile for $375 million in January of the previous year. India is also looking at South Africa, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt to sell the missiles.