Balasore (Odisha) [India], July 12 (ANI): In a rare instance, the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile failed during a testfiring being carried out off the coast of Odisha on Monday and fell shortly after takeoff.

印度奥里萨邦巴拉合尔,7月12日报道:周一发生了“一个罕见的情况”,布拉莫斯超音速巡航导弹在奥里萨邦海岸试射失败,起飞后不久就坠毁。

The extended range version of the missile was being tested which is capable of hitting targets up to 450 kilometres.

这种导弹的增程版正在测试中,能够打击至多450公里的目标。

"The missile fell off very shortly after the launch this morning. The reasons for the failure would be analysed by a joint team of scientists from the Defence Research and Development Organisation and BrahMos aerospace corporation," sources told ANI here.

消息人士告诉ANI:“今天早上,导弹发射后不久就掉下来了。DRDO和布拉莫斯航空公司将派出科学家组成联合团队,分析此次失败的原因。”

BrahMos has been a very reliable missile and has failed very rarely during tests. Sources said prima facie it seems that the missile failed due to issues with the propulsion system but the exact cause would be known only after complete test analysis.

布拉莫斯是一种非常可靠的导弹,在测试中很少失败。消息人士称,初步看来导弹的失败是由于推进系统的问题,但确切原因只有在完成测试分析后才能知道。

BrahMos supersonic cruise missile earlier was used for below 300 km targets but would now be used for striking at longer ranges with supersonic speeds.

布拉莫斯超音速巡航导弹早些时候曾用于打击300公里以下的目标,但现在将用于更远距离的超音速打击。

Notably, a number of other versions of the supersonic cruise missile were earlier developed by BrahMos Aerospace under joint ventures between the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India and NPO Mashinostroeyenia (NPOM) of Russia.

值得注意的是,早先布拉莫斯航空航天公司在DRDO和俄罗斯NPOM的合资企业还开发了一些其他版本的超音速巡航导弹。

The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile range derived its name from two rivers, the Brahmaputra in India and the Moskva in Russia. (ANI)

布拉莫斯超音速巡航导弹得名于两条河流,即印度的布拉马普特拉河和俄罗斯的莫斯科河。