Saturday, June 25, 2011

BrahMos maps new frontiers

PJ-10 BrahMosTen years ago, the multi-faceted Indian-Russian military cooperation notched its first milestone when the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system’s maiden launch took place from Chandipur, Orissa on June 12, Russia’s National Day.

The launch marked a renewal of bilateral defence cooperation in a framework of strategic partnership.


The name of the missile -- BrahMos is an acronym of the names of two rivers – the Brahmaputra in India and the Moscow River in Russia -- underlines the signal importance of this project for both countries.

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