Re: New Brahmos Missile range 500kms
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Russian-Indian supersonic missile was almost strategic
India has tested the modified supersonic cruise anti-ship missile "Brahmos", the newspaper "Izvestia". Unlike the base case "BrahMos" guidance system is used in the Russian strategic missiles X-101 and X-555. Updated test rocket developed jointly by Russia and India, have been found to be successful.
The guidance system of the X-101 and X-555 to the "BrahMos" duplicates already installed on the missile inertial-Doppler, and the correction is now manufactured and GPS-GLONASS signal. Thanks to this revision could significantly improve the accuracy of a cruise missile. The source said the newspaper, as a result of completion "Brahmos" now surpasses class short-range missiles, but a few did not quite live up to the strategic class.
Strategic missiles X-101 and X-555 are part of the inventory of the Russian long-range bombers, missile carriers Tu-95MS and Tu-160. X-101 is capable of hitting targets at a distance of 5.5 thousand kilometers with a nuclear warhead weight of 400 kilograms. For X-555, the figures are two thousand kilometers and 410 pounds respectively. X-555 and X-101 is capable of speeds up to 920 and 970 kilometers per hour, respectively.
According to preliminary estimates, the updated "BrahMos" get up for service in India in 2013. First of all, it will join the range of weapons of Su-30MKI. "BrahMos" can carry different types of payload, including a nuclear warhead. Thus, some of the Su-30MKI Indian Air Force will receive the status of strategic aircraft.
At the core of the supersonic missile "Brahmos" is a Russian missile "Yakhont". Russian-Indian missile is capable of a speed exceeding the speed of sound at 2.5-2.8 times and hit targets at ranges of up to 500 kilometers (according to other sources - no more than 300 kilometers). It is widely used stealth technology. "BrahMos" is created in three main variants for land, sea or air.