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Sunday, September 05, 2010

BrahMos cruise missile test-fired from Orissa coast


India successfully launched the BrahMos cruise missile on Sunday, and the highlight of the mission was that the missile performed a steep dive at a supersonic speed.

After BrahMos rose from its launch pad at Chandipur, Orissa and reached a flat trajectory, it suddenly dived vertically with its engine running in full throttle.

The missile performed the manoeuvre when it was flying at a velocity of three times the speed of sound.

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