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India.com
3 days ago
- Politics
- India.com
India's deadliest new ‘Brahmastra' can destroy its enemy in a blink, has 10,000 kmph speed, 1500 km range, even S-400 and THAAD will fail, it is..
The circumstances in India and globally are developing rapidly. After conflicts like Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas, armed hostilities have also resumed between Thailand and Cambodia. Under such scenarios, concerns over foreign attacks are emerging in both larger and smaller countries. So, as a consequence, every country is strengthening its defense. Countries are aggressively spending on modern weaponry for defense purposes. Overall, defense spending is going to substantially rise. India's security situation is relatively sensitive when compared with other countries. On one hand, India shares borders with Pakistan, and on the other hand, with China. Pakistan is known throughout the world for promoting terrorism and using it as a state policy, and it shares borders with Indian states such as Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Jammu & Kashmir. History is an eyewitness to Pakistan's attempts to cross the borders and attack India through such states of India through these regions, as seen in the wars of 1965, 1971, and the Kargil conflict of 1999. Conversely, China is well known throughout the whole world for its expansionist policies. Countries such as the Philippines, Vietnam, and Japan have faced aggressions from China. In addition, Beijing also keeps a close eye on India, frequently asserting its claims over regions like Arunachal Pradesh and Leh-Ladakh. The 1962 war remains the biggest piece of evidence for China's hostility towards India. On April 22, 2025, a gruesome, inhuman terror attack shocked the country when Pakistan-backed militants claimed the lives of 25 Indians and one Nepali national in Jammu and Kashmir. In retaliation, India launched 'Operation Sindoor' in May, targeting terrorist camps deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The IAF demonstrated the lethal capabilities of the BrahMos cruise missile for the first time in a full-scale action during this high-impact operation. The precision and explosion profoundly got not only Pakistan's attention but also military observers across the globe. After the success of BrahMos in Operation Sindoor, India is now moving ahead with the BrahMos-2K. According to the media reports, India has begun work on its upgraded version, BrahMos-2 K, which is reportedly being developed with Russia. It will be faster, deadlier, and harder to intercept, making it perhaps the most advanced weapon in India's arsenal. It is reported that BrahMos-2K will be developed as India's counterpart to Russia's 3M22 Zircon missile, which flies hypersonically (Mach 9) and has a complicated flight path that is difficult to defend against. The upgraded BrahMos will greatly amplify India's deterrent capability, given the continuing threats posed by Pakistan and aggressive actions by China along the borders. The upgraded missile is not only a technological upgrade but also a significant message to adversaries that India will protect itself — and it will be in no uncertain terms. India is set to make a huge jump in the field of missile technology. The presently deployed version of BrahMos cruise missile, developed by India and Russia, works on supersonic technology (flying at 2.8/3 Mach). But now both countries are developing a hypersonic version of BrahMos-2K or BrahMos-MKII- next-generation cruise missile. With this missile, India's strike capability will reach unprecedented levels. According to a report by the India Defence Research Wing, the BrahMos-2K project, a joint venture between India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyeniya, aims to deliver a missile capable of speeds between Mach 7 and Mach 8, with a range of up to 1,500 km. The new BrahMos-2K hypersonic missiles will likely have a striking range of 1,500 kilometers, an excellent jump from the previous BrahMos missiles. For example, the present BrahMos cruise missiles have ranges of 290 to 450 kilometers. A few extended range versions approach 800 kilometers. Thus, the BrahMos-2K comes with at least double to triple the range, and will fly almost three times faster than existing BrahMos missile technology. The combination of range and hypersonic speed would make it almost impossible for enemy air defense capabilities to detect or intercept large formations of BrahMos-2K within their striking range, providing India with tremendous strategic advantages. According to the reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin is anticipated to visit India later this year. Reports suggest that one of the most significant aspects of the visit might be the formalizing of an agreement to co-develop the BrahMos-2K hypersonic cruise missile.
India.com
3 days ago
- Politics
- India.com
After destroying Pakistan with BrahMos missile, India gets ready to build BrahMos-2K with..., China, Pakistan shivering with fear due to...
New Delhi: Operation Sindoor has proved that the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile could not be stopped by the air defense systems of China and Pakistan. Now imagine how much devastation it would have cause if it were a hypersonic missile. What is BrahMos-2K hypersonic cruise missile? According to media reports, a big agreement can be reached between India and Russia to restart the BrahMos-2K hypersonic cruise missile programme when Russian President Vladimir Putin visits India. Let us tell you that BrahMos-2K is considered to be the next generation of the existing BrahMos supersonic cruise missile and it will have hypersonic speed. It will be based on the technology of Russia's Zircon (3M22 Zircon) missile. According to the report, a scramjet engine will be used in BrahMos-2K and it can carry a nuclear warhead. Its speed could be around 8 Mach (9878 KMPH) and its range is said to be 1500 kilometers. This project is a joint venture between India's DRDO and Russian NPO Mashinostroyeniya and now that BrahMos has been tremendously successful against Pakistan, efforts have been initiated to restart this programme. How powerful will the BrahMos-2K missile be? The BrahMos-2K missile will be one of the most dangerous missiles in the world and perhaps no air defense system has been made yet that can intercept it. China is constantly trying to make air defense to counter the BrahMos missile, but so far it has been unsuccessful. According to defense experts, it will be equipped with the most advanced scramjet technology, which means that its speed will be hypersonic till it hits the target. Its speed will not decrease due to atmospheric pressure. The current BrahMos missile has a speed of 3.5 Mach (4321 KMPH) and a range of 800 kilometers. India has deployed it in the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. Apart from this, BrahMos has also been deployed in the Indian Army. BrahMos-2K, which is also being called BrahMos Mark-II or BrahMos-II, will have very low radar signature and advanced manoeuvring capability, making it almost impossible to intercept. How many countries are working on hypersonic missiles? India is starting the BrahMos-2K programme at a time when many countries are working towards making hypersonic missiles, but only China and Russia have been successful. America's hypersonic missile programme has failed at least three times, but India has come very close to making a hypersonic missile.
