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India successfully tests BrahMos supersonic cruise missile

Panaji: India on Wednesday successfully test fired the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Navy's latest guided missile frigate INS Tarkash off the coast of Goa.

The missile performed the high-level 'C' manoeuvre in the pre-determined flight path and successfully hit the target. The missile was launched from the Russian-built warship at 1100 hours, BrahMos Aerospace chief A Sivathanu Pillai said here.

"The launch was carried out by the Navy as part of Acceptance Test Firing (ATF) of the ship," he said. INS Tarkash, which is an advanced Talwar Class frigate, was commissioned on November 9, last year.

The warship, along with two other frigates of the class - INS Teg and INS Trikand, have been built as part of an over Rs 8,000-crore contract signed between India and Russia in July 2006....more    

North Korea fires sixth missile in three days

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North Korea fires three short-range missiles

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US chides Russia over Syria missiles as peace plans suffer

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North Korea has to pay a price for provocations: Obama

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Odisha: Fire breaks out near missile trial centre at DRDO

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Odisha: IAF test fires short range missile from Chandipur

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North Korea moves two more missile launchers: Report

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Need to bridge gap between rural, urban: Kalam

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Iran test-fires new land-to-sea ballsitic missile in Gulf

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US stresses limits of North Korea's nuclear firepower

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'Pentagon spy agency says N Korea can launch nuclear missile'

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North Korea nears 'dangerous line': US Defence Secretary

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S Korea firmly convinced that N Korean missile test is eminent: Jim Clancy

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South Korea says North likely to test-launch missile

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Pakistan tests nuclear-capable Hatf-IV missile

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South Korea increases surveillance as North moves missile

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Japan deploys anti-missiles in Tokyo to counter North Korean threat

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