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1 posted on 03/29/2009 2:19:21 AM PDT by pobeda1945
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To: pobeda1945
Video of the Brahmos Missile Kinetic Impact Test - Dummy Warhead:

http://www.zshare.net/video/53995633dc19529f/


 

The video above shows a kinetic energy mode test, where no explosives are used. That is what the officer is referring to, in the article, about using the weapon on specific, relatively small targets like individual buildings or bunkers.

2 posted on 03/29/2009 2:39:48 AM PDT by MyTwoCopperCoins (I don't have a license to kill; I have a learner's permit.)
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To: pobeda1945

The wiki adds a bit more detail and some additional photos.

BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land. It is a joint venture between India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroeyenia who have together formed the BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited.

The acronym BrahMos is perceived as the confluence of the two nations represented by two great rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia. At speeds of Mach 2.5 to 2.8, it is the world’s fastest cruise missile and is about three and a half times faster than the U.S.A’s subsonic Harpoon cruise missile. A hypersonic version of the missile is also presently under development (Lab Tested with 5.26 Mach Speed).[2]

Though India had wanted the BrahMos to be based on a mid range cruise missile, namely P-700 Granit, instead Russia opted for the shorter range sister of the missile, P-800 Oniks, in order to comply with MTCR restrictions, to which Russia is a signatory. Its propulsion is based on the Russian Yakhont missile, and guidance has been developed by BrahMos Corp


3 posted on 03/29/2009 7:59:15 AM PDT by ASOC (On strike until Congress lowers THEIR wages)
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