Click to play videoNew Delhi: Is the Brahmos a dud? Or is everyone panicking about a mere glitch in the world's deadliest cruise missile?
For the first time in almost 18 tests, the supersonic cruise missile Brahmos didn't hit its target during user trials at the Pokhran range on Tuesday.
DRDO sources in Pokhran said an advanced version of the missile was being tested, with new software to identify very small, multiple targets.
The software malfunctioned causing the missile to fly over the target.
This variant of the missile was being fine tuned for the army. The navy already has a land attack variant while an airforce version is still being worked on.
The Brahmos family of missiles does not carry nuclear warheads. Like America's Tomahawk, which became famous during the Gulf war, the Brahmos flies below enemy radars, can instantly change course even in mid flight and usually, has pin-point accuracy.
At three times the speed of sound, the Brahmos is the fastest cruise missile on the planet. It can hit targets almost 300 km away.
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