Speaking at an engineering technology forum near Moscow, Brahmos Aerospace CEO Sivathanu Pillai said that the company had already completed a series of lab tests of the missile at speeds of Mach 6.5. "I think we will need about five years to develop the first fully-functional prototype .
The development of the missile, with speeds in the range of Mach 5-Mach 7, was initiated by Brahmos Aerospace, a joint venture of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and NPO Mashinostroyenia in 2011.
Derived from the Russian-built P-800 Oniks / Yakhont supersonic anti-ship cruise missile, the BrahMos is a stealth supersonic cruise missile, designed for launch from land, ship, submarines and air platforms.
Powered by a solid propellant rocket and possessing a liquid-fuelled ramjet to sustain supersonic cruise, the 290km range missile has a speed of Mach 2.8 and is capable of intercepting surface targets by flying as low as 10m above the ground even in mountainous terrain and hillocks.
Russian-Indian Brahmos Hypersonic Missile Production to Complete The ground and ship-launched of the BrahMos has been successfully tested and inducted into service with the Indian Army and Navy.
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