India successfully test fired the surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from a defence base in Orissa on Sunday.
According to the sources, the BrahMos missile was test fired from the Integrated Test Range of Chandipur in Balasore district.
The supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was jointly designed by India and Russia. The BrahMos is capable of carrying conventional warheads up to 200-300 kg.
It has a range of 290 km, to be in line with the international regulations, sources said.
Interestingly, the missile is named after the two rivers famous in India and Russia. Missile is named after Brahmaputra (India) and Moskva (Russia) rivers.
The first edition of BrahMos missile was first test fired in 2004.