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- Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was successfully flight-tested for the first time with indigenously developed seeker at Pokhran test range, Rajasthan.
- So far, seeker, a critical technology in missiles was imported from Russia.
- During the test missile with India-made seeker flew in its designated trajectory and target with pin-point accuracy.
- The indigenous seeker was developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, in collaboration with other DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) labs.
- The seeker technology, which determines the accuracy of a missile, is a closely guarded secret.
- BrahMos is a joint collaboration between India and Russia and the missile is capable of being launched from land, sea, sub-sea and air against surface and sea-based targets.
- The Army and Navy have already inducted the missile, while the air-launched version was test-fired for the first time in 2017 from a modified Su-30MKI aircraft.
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