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Defence scientists created a world record on Sunday by flight testing the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos off the Orissa coast.
It was for the first time that a cruise missile was tested at supersonic speeds in a steep-dive mode. The missile was test-fired from the integrated test rang launching complex-3 (LC-3) at Chandipur around 11.35 am.
Defence sources said the missile was tested by the armed forces from a mobile autonomous launcher. “The missile took off successfully and hit the desired target, meeting all mission parameters. It was a fantastic launch; a 100% success,” said ITR director S P Dash.

A scientist, who witnessed the test, said the advanced version of BrahMos Block-II was test fired this time. “The missile flew in the designated complex trajectory including large manoeuvres and steep dive. This is the first time that a supersonic dive has been realised by a cruise missile,” he said.