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BrahMos (missile)
The
BrahMos
(, ) is a short range
ramjet
supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from
submarines
, ships, aircraft or land. It is a joint venture between the
Russian Federation
's
NPO Mashinostroeyenia
and
India
's
Defence Research and Development Organisation
(DRDO) who have together formed
BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited
. It is based on the Russian
P-800 Oniks
cruise missile and other similar sea-skimming Russian cruise missile technology. The name BrahMos is a
portmanteau
formed from the names of two rivers, the
Brahmaputra
of India and the
Moskva
of Russia.
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