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In February 2022, India successfully test-fired a naval variant of the advanced supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from which of the following stealth guided-missile destroyer of the Indian Navy?

In February 2022, India successfully test-fired a naval variant of the advanced supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from which of the following stealth guided-missile destroyer of the Indian Navy? Correct Answer INS Visakhapatnam

The correct answer is INS Visakhapatnam.

Key Points

  • India on 18 February 2022, successfully test-fired a naval variant of the advanced supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from a stealth guided-missile destroyer of the Indian Navy.
  • The missile was tested from INS Visakhapatnam which is the latest warship of the Indian Navy inducted recently.
  • BrahMos is the main weapon system of the Indian Navy warships.
  • An underwater version is also being developed which will not only be used by the submarines of India but will also be offered for export to friendly foreign nations. 

Additional Information

  • BrahMos Aerospace, an India-Russian joint venture, produces the supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or from land platforms.
  • BrahMos missile flies at a speed of 2.8 Mach or almost three times the speed of sound.
  • Recent Missile Tests in India:
    • India on 22 December 2021 successfully test-fired short-range, surface to surface-guided ballistic missile 'Pralay' off the Odisha coast.
    • DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) and Indian Air Force flight-tested the indigenously made helicopter-launched SANT (Stand-off Anti-tank) missile from Pokhran ranges, on 11 Dec'21.
    • India on 13 December 2021 successfully tested a long-range Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo (SMART) system developed by DRDO.
    • DRDO officials on 7 December 2021 announced that India has successfully test-fired the Vertically Launched Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from off the coast of Odisha. .

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