Odisha CM Congratulates DRDO on Successful Test Firing of Extended Range BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile

By The Newsroom Network On Sep 30, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on successfully test-firing of extended range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.

Taking to the Twitter, the Chief Minister said that the missile with an indigenous booster will further strengthen India’s defence capability.

“Congratulate @DRDO_India on the successful test firing of extended range #BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. The missile with an indigenous booster will further strengthen India’s defence capability”, Naveen tweeted.

Congratulate @DRDO_India on the successful test firing of extended range #BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. The missile with an indigenous booster will further strengthen India’s defence capability. #DRDO

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) September 30, 2020

The DRDO has successfully test-fired extended range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which is capable of hitting targets situated over 400 kilometres away.

The test was carried out under the PJ-10 program of DRDO and involved the usage of a booster which has been Made-In-India. Under this extended range program, DRDO is ready with missiles with a range of 500 kilometres.