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Indian Navy 2nd Kolkata Class Destroyer INS Kochi Hits Suface Target with BrahMos Missile.
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BRAHMOS Supersonic Cruise Missile was successfully test fired from the Indian Navy's newest destroyer INS Kolkata. Indian Navy Picture |
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Indian Navy commissioned the Kochi destroyer on September 30, 2015. Strike
missiles are housed by its bow, namely 16 BrahMos missiles in two underdeck
eight-tube vertical launchers. "Earlier, the BrahMos had been twice test-fired successfully by the Kolkata-class lead ship," Mishra said. "Today’s test has proven the reliability of BrahMos vertical launch systems mounted on both Project 15A ships." The anti-ship and land-attack variants of the BrahMos missile have been in service with the Indian Navy since 2005. They can deal with enemy ships and land-based threats depending on the guidance systems they are fitted with. The current launch has been the 49th time the BrahMos missile was tested. © Copyright 2015 TASS. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
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