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The 5,000-km range missile was test-fired from an island off Odisha coast.
The defence ministery dubbed the incident as 'deeply regrettable' after Pakistan lodged strong protest.
The launch was conducted by Brahmos Aerospace in close coordination with DRDO teams.
Under the deal negotiated with the government of India, Brahmos Aerospace Private Ltd will deliver three batteries, train operators and maintainers, and provide logistics support.
Describing the mission as a 'major milestone' in the development of BrahMos, the sources said that the air version of the missile was test-fired from supersonic fighter aircraft Sukhoi 30 MK-I at 10.30 am.
In a similar case earlier this month, a BrahMos Aerospace engineer was arrested in Nagpur on charges of spying.
Nishant Agrawal has been working for the last four years in the Technical Research Section of the BMRC.
India is procuring two stealth frigates at a cost of USD 1 billion and both the ships will be equipped with indigenously developed BrahMos missiles.
Onmanorama caught up with Dr Sudhir Kumar Mishra, the CEO & MD of BrahMos Aerospace, for an update on a missile that has no competitor yet in the world market.
INS Chennai has the enhanced capability of carrying a total of 16 BrahMos missiles in two eight-cell vertical launch systems, besides other sophisticated weapons and sensors.
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