Question

41. What is/are unique about ‘BrahMos’ a joint venture of India and Russia?
1. Brahmos is a single-stage missile with only a solid propellant booster engine.
2. At present the missile has a flight range of 600 kilometers.
3. India and Russia started the development of Brahmos in 1998, which is based on the Russian Yakhont anti-ship missile.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

• A. Only 1 and 2
• B. Only 3
• C. Only 1 and 3
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B Only 3

Brahmos is a two-stage missile with a solid propellant booster engine as its first stage which brings it to supersonic speed and then gets separated. The liquid ramjet or the second stage the takes the missile closer to 3 Mach speed in cruise phase. Stealth technology and guidance system with advanced embedded software provides the missile with special features. The missile has flight range of up to 290 km with supersonic speed all through the flight, leading to shorter flight time, consequently ensuring lower dispersion of targets, quicker engagement time and non-interception by any known weapon system in the world. The BrahMos is a short-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land. India and Russia have agreed to double the range of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile to 600 meters. This follows India’s recent accession to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). Earlier, India was denied access to the missile technology with range over 300 km as it was not a member state. “The range will be extended to over 600 km and it would only require slight re-engineering.