{"id":10556,"date":"2021-12-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/09-12-2021\/air-version-of-brahmos-missile\/"},"modified":"2021-12-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T00:00:00","slug":"air-version-of-brahmos-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/09-12-2021\/air-version-of-brahmos-missile","title":{"rendered":"Air version of BrahMos Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#333333\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong><u>Why in the News?<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#333333\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Recently, the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#333333\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Air version of BrahMos<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#333333\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> was test-fired from Sukhoi 30 MKI supersonic fighter aircraft.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#333333\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong><u>BrahMos\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#333333\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>About:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#333333\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Named after the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#333333\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Brahmaputra river of India<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#333333\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#333333\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Moskva river of Russia<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#333333\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#333333\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">BrahMos is a<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#333333\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong> Joint Venture between India (DRDO) and Russia (NPOM)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#333333\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> for the development, production and marketing of the supersonic cruise missile.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">It is a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>2 stage missile<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> with <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>solid propellant <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">(<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Stage 1)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> which gives it <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>supersonic speed<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>liquid ramjet (Stage 2)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> increase its speed to Mach 3 in the cruise phase.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">It has a flight range of 290km.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">It operates on the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>\u2018Fire and Forget\u2019 principle<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> i.e it does not require further guidance after launch.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">It can be fired from land, warships, submarines and Sukhoi-30 fighter jets.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">They fly within the earth\u2019s atmosphere and use jet engine technology.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">They can be categorised according to size, speed(subsonic, supersonic, hypersonic), range, and the launch platform(land, aircraft, warship, submarine).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#3e3e3e\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><strong>Source: TH<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why in the News? Recently, the Air version of BrahMos was test-fired from Sukhoi 30 MKI supersonic fighter aircraft. BrahMos\u00a0 About: Named after the Brahmaputra river of India and Moskva river of Russia. BrahMos is a Joint Venture between India (DRDO) and Russia (NPOM) for the development, production and marketing of the supersonic cruise missile. 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