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Events

After initial development, the successful launch of BrahMos took place
on 12 June 2001 using its land-based launcher at the Test Range off the

Chandipur coast in Odisha

BrahMos was inducted for the first time into the global market by

Russia at the MAKS-1 exhibition in Moscow held in 2001

BrahMos was first inducted into the Indian defence service in 2006

On 5 September 2010, test-firing BrahMos created a world record for
being the first cruise missile to operate at supersonic speeds in a steep-

dive mode

On 16 July 2018, BrahMos was successfully test-fired under extreme

conditions at an integrated test range in Chandipur, Odisha

Global Interest in BrahMos

Several countries including Brazil, Brunei, Chile, Egypt, Indonesia,

Malaysia, Oman, Philippines, South Africa and Vietnam have shown
their interest in the BrahMos missile

Since most of these countries have Russian-made fighter jets which can
enable BrahMos missiles, purchasing BrahMos by these countries is

under consideration

It is expected that India could generate income of nearly $12 billion by

selling BrahMos in the near future

Future Developments

With the grand success of BrahMos-1, the Government is planning to

design and develop BrahMos-2, which will be a hypersonic cruise