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Army to Have Another BrahMos Missile Regiment


As part of efforts to upgrade military capabilities in the north-east, the induction of an advanced variant of the 290-km range supersonic cruise missile in the army for mountain warfare has been approved by the government.

The approval by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) -- Ministry's apex decision making body-- will pave the way for induction of the fourth missile regiment in the army, Defence Ministry sources told PTI here.

The sanction for inducting a regiment of the Block III steep-dive variant of the BrahMos, granted recently in a DAC meeting chaired by the Defence Minister, is expected to enhance the lethality of army's firepower in the north-east region.

The steep-dive attack cruise missile can hit enemy targets hidden in the shadows of mountains, they said.

The army has inducted a total of three regiments already including two of the Block II variant, which can precisely hit the intended enemy building or assets even in a cluster of buildings.



In the backdrop of massive military infrastructure buildup by China in its areas along the frontiers, India has taken several measures to improve its preparedness in the north-east.

These steps include deployment of two squadrons of the Su-30 MKI fighter jet aircraft in Tezpur and Chhabua in Assam and raising of two mountain divisions for deployment in Arunachal Pradesh and adjoining areas.

The government also revised its old military doctrine of not developing roads along the border and is working on developing over 70 strategic roads on the Sino-Indian border.

BrahMos is a stealth supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land and has been inducted in all the three services.
FILED ON: SEP 23, 2011

news.outlookindia.com | Army to Have Another BrahMos Missile Regiment
 
The sanction for inducting a regiment of the Block III steep-dive variant of the BrahMos, granted recently in a DAC meeting chaired by the Defence Minister, is expected to enhance the lethality of army's firepower in the north-east region.

The steep-dive attack cruise missile can hit enemy targets hidden in the shadows of mountains, they said.

The army has inducted a total of three regiments already including two of the Block II variant, which can precisely hit the intended enemy building or assets even in a cluster of buildings.


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one missile regiment contains how many Brahmos?

Each regiment have 61 missiles, 12-24 mobile launchers and two mobile control centers.

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We need to have 5 BrahMos Missile Regiment for china and 3 BrahMos Missile Regiment for pakistan.
 
Each regiment have 61 missiles, 12-24 mobile launchers and two mobile control centers.

---------- Post added at 06:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:37 PM ----------

We need to have 5 BrahMos Missile Regiment for china and 3 BrahMos Missile Regiment for pakistan.

Rightly said.And Indian Army alone wants to induct 600-800 Brahmos I missiles by 2020,so expect a much larger number of this missiles than you projected.Besides there are also massive orders from IN and in 2 years from IAF also.The combined number of Brahmos I may rise to 1500 in domestic market by 2020.That's why it'll be almost impossible for India to export the Brahmos I.
 
Block-III I think is the one with steep dive mode ..... correct me if I am wrong...

The steep dive mode was added into the Block II version. The new capability of the Block III+ is, specially developed for mountainous terrains with ability to engage inaccessible targets inside hillocks.

As the news report says.."The steep-dive attack cruise missile can hit enemy targets hidden in the shadows of mountains, they said."

It means Brahmos can hit on the back side of a hill.
 
I thought government will wait for next year but they went for it. It looks like army is spending money on purchasing missiles and SAMs. They have spend billions in this. Good for army...

The new capability of the Block III+ is, specially developed for mountainous terrains with ability to engage inaccessible targets inside hillocks.
Is Brahmos Blk III and Blk III+ different ?
 

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