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BrahMos plans a next-generation missile by 2027-28 and studies a 1,500-km variant
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BrahMos-NG by 2027-28, a 1,500-km variant: who built it and what type of missile? A Defence Prelims staple
BrahMos Aerospace targets BrahMos-NG by 2027-28 and is studying a 1,500-km variant.
Why it matters: asked in UPSC 2023; factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
2 মিনিট
BrahMos Aerospace plans to develop the next-generation BrahMos-NG missile by 2027-28, while a 1,500-km-range variant is under exploration but remains at a conceptual stage.
Interest from foreign militaries in air-launched versions is growing.
BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile developed as a joint venture between India's DRDO and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyeniya.
সূত্র: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
মূল তথ্য
Remember these
- BrahMos Aerospace plans to develop the next-generation BrahMos-NG missile by 2027-28.
- A 1,500-km-range variant is under exploration but remains at a conceptual stage.
- BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile built as a joint venture of India's DRDO and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyeniya.
- The name BrahMos comes from the rivers Brahmaputra and Moskva.
- Foreign militaries are showing growing interest in air-launched versions.
প্রিলিমস · মেইনস
How the exam will ask it
প্রিলিমস
- BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile, not a ballistic or hypersonic glide missile.
- It is a joint venture between India's DRDO and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyeniya.
- BrahMos can be launched from land, sea, sub-sea and air platforms.
মেইনস
GS-III (Defence technology, indigenisation) and GS-II (International relations). Issue: India needs longer-range, more advanced precision-strike missiles while reducing import dependence. Policy: the BrahMos joint venture, the push for exports and the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) framework that governs range limits. Implication: stronger deterrence and defence exports, but with technology-transfer and export-control constraints. Way forward: speed up indigenous content, manage the partnership with Russia and expand friendly-nation export deals.
PYQ connection
A question UPSC has already asked on this
Consider the following statements:
- Ballistic missiles are jet-propelled at subsonic speeds throughout their flights, while cruise missiles are rocket-powered only in the initial phase of flight.
- Agni-V is a medium-range supersonic cruise missile, while BrahMos is a solid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missile.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
উত্তর দেখুন
উত্তর: D
Why this matters: today's issue is directly connected to a concept UPSC has already tested. Read the story with this question in mind.
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Answer before you reveal
BrahMos, in the news for plans of a next-generation version, is best described as a:
- Subsonic land-attack cruise missile
- Hypersonic glide ballistic missile
- Surface-to-air interceptor missile
- Supersonic cruise missile
উত্তর দেখুন
উত্তর: D — The correct answer is Supersonic cruise missile. BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile developed by India and Russia.
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