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Brahmos test-fired

BALASORE FEB. 12. The supersonic anti-ship cruise missile `Brahmos' was today successfully test-fired from a warship stationed in the Bay of Bengal off Orissa coast and had hit the target accurately.

Jointly developed by India and Russia, the cruise missile, with a range of about 300 km, was fired from the Navy's destroyer `Rajput' this afternoon.

``The missile was successfully test-fired from a naval ship off Balasore. The missile followed the predicted trajectory and accurately hit the target,'' the Defence Minister, George Fernandes, told PTI in New Delhi after the launch of the missile.

`Brahmos' can carry 200 to 300 kg payload of conventional warhead mass depending on the version.

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