BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile successfully test-fired from Indian Navy's stealth destroyer, INS Chennai
BRAHMOS, the supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired on 18th October 2020 from Indian Navy's indigenously-built stealth destroyer INS Chennai, hitting a target in the Arabian Sea.
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria has not ruled out procurement of more Rafale jets while stating that induction of the French-made multi-role aircraft has given the Indian Air Force an operational edge to strike "deep and hard".
China's Mars probe Tianwen-1, which blasted into space in July, is now more than 15 million kilometres (9 million miles) from Earth en route to the red planet, the National Space Administration has said.
From opting for the Russian Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau-made MiG-21 in 1961 to receiving the first batch of five French-manufactured Rafale multi-role combat jets on Wednesday, India has come a long way in boosting its air-strike prowess.
