Tuesday, December 23, 2008

India's powerful BrahMos anti-ship missile

China and Pakistan should pay attention to India’s newest anti-ship missile, the BrahMos. It is an anti-ship missile with a 660-pound warhead.

It has a highly sophisticated ramjet engine, which speeds a three-ton missile to its target at Mach-3 speed.

In its initial flight trajectory it hugs the sea, making it impossible for jet fighters, anti-missile systems and rapid firing guns to stop it.

In its terminal phase, it rises up to the sky and then drops on its prey like a giant harpoon.

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