- By Soumyaroop Mukherjee
- Sat, 18 Oct 2025 03:02 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
BrahMos Missile: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on Saturday flagged off the first batch of BrahMos missiles, built at the Lucknow unit of BrahMos Aerospace. Speaking at the event, Singh said that the ‘Operation Sindoor’ was just a trailer, warning Pakistan that “every inch of its land is within the reach of the India-made BrahMos missile.”
Rajath Singh described BrahMos as a symbol of India's rising strength and said, "Operation Sindoor has proven that victory is no longer a minor incident for us. Victory has become our habit. The country is confident that our adversaries will no longer be able to escape BrahMos. Every inch of Pakistani territory is now within the reach of our BrahMos.”.
Indigenously developed BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles were used by India to destroy Pakistan's air bases during Operation Sindoor, which was launched in response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam by Pakistan-based terror outfit, The Resistance Force.
BrahMos Missile: Features
- BrahMos is a supersonic missile, travelling at speeds of Mach 2.8 to 3.0. The supersonic speed ensures a minimal reaction time for enemy defence systems and significantly enhances strike effectiveness. The missile has a range of 290 km to 500 km for the basic variant while a range of 800 km is there for the advanced variant. Currently, hypersonic variants are being developed with a range of 1,500 km.
- It is a two-stage missile with a solid propellant booster engine in Stage I, which helps it reach supersonic speed and then separates. In Stage II, the liquid ramjet takes the missile to a speed of 2.8 Mach in cruise mode.
- The missile also has a flexible launch platform and can be launched from any of the following vectors: a) Land-based mobile launchers, b) Naval vessels and submarines, c) Aircraft (BrahMos-A variant), d) Underwater platforms.
- With a Circular Error Probable (CEP) of only a meter, the BrahMos missile comes with deadly precision, unparalleled in modern warfare. The pinpoint accuracy of BrahMos makes it a deadly attack weapon for
- The missile works on the ‘Fire and Forget’ principle, calculating the best course automatically, which can inflict the maximum damage.
- The missile’s destructive power is enhanced due to the large kinetic energy, which is unleashed upon impact. The cruising altitude is 15 km, while the terminal altitude is as low as 5 km. It carries a conventional warhead up to 200 kg.
Who Developed the BrahMos Missile?
The BrahMos missile is developed by the government-owned BrahMos Aerospace, which is a joint venture between India and Russia. The missile is developed in Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow, located in the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC).
Earlier, the BrahMos was developed in the production centre of Hyderabad. In 2007, BrahMos Aerospace acquired Kerala Hi-Tech Industries Limited (KELTEC) 2007, converting it into a second manufacturing facility and renaming it BrahMos Trivandrum Limited (BATL).
“The missile system will give a big fillip to the in-house defence manufacturing of India and aligns with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ or ‘Make in India’. This clearly shows that the vision is going in the right direction,” Lt Col. (Retd) Jassi Sodhi told The Daily Jagran.
Why The Name ‘BrahMos’?
The name ‘BrahMos’ originates from the names of two prominent rivers of India and Russia- the Brahmaputra from India and the Moskva in Russia. The name signifies the joint partnership of the two countries behind this project.