Extended Range Version of Brahmos missile

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The missile achieved the desired mission objectives in the Bay of Bengal region. With this, IAF has achieved a significant capability boost to carry out precision strikes from SU-30MKI aircraft against land or sea targets over very long ranges.
The capability of striking the targets located at around 350 kilometres compared to around 290 kilometres for the initial version.
The first test of the initial version of the Brahmos Air Launched Cruise Missile was conducted in 2017.

What are Brahmos missiles?

Brahmos is a joint venture between the Defence Research and Development Organisation of India and NPOM of Russia. It is named after the rivers Brahmaputra and Moskva.
It is a two-stage, solid propellant engine in the first stage and a liquid ramjet in the second.
It can be launched from land, air, and sea and multi a capability missile with pinpoint accuracy that works both day and night irrespective of the weather conditions.
It operates on the “Fire and Forget” principle it does not require further guidance after launch.
These are called “standoff range weapons”, fired from a range far enough to allow the attacker to evade defensive counter-fire.
Brahmos is one of the fastest cruise missiles currently operationally deployed with the speed of Mach 2.8, which is nearly 3 times more than the speed of sound.

Q1) Why BrahMos is the best missile in the world?

Compared to existing state-of-the-art subsonic cruise missiles, BRAHMOS has three times more velocity, 2.5 to 3 times more flight range, 3 to 4 times higher target detection range and more than nine times of kinetic energy.

Source: IAF successfully test fires extended range version of the Brahmos missile from SU-30MKI fighter