Fresh test of BrahMos missile within a month: Antony

New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI) Noting that "some problems"
relating to Tuesday's failed BrahMos test were being
rectified, Indian Defence Minister A K Antony Friday said the
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will
carry out a fresh trial of the new missile system within
a month.

"We can't expect all our experiments to be successful. By
and large, BrahMos is a success story. Always things don't go
according to plans. There were some problems and they are
rectifying it," he told reporters here on the sidelines of a
CII-sponsored Defence Industry Seminar.

"They told me that within a month another experiment will
be conducted," Antony said referring to DRDO plans.

BrahMos, a 290-km range cruise missile that can touch
2.8 times the speed of sound, is a joint venture between India
and Russia. Currently, the missile is operational in the
Indian Army and Navy.

Tuesday's trials of the missile were for validating its
new guidance systems and a vertical mode launch. However,
the missile had developed a minor glitch in the last stage and
had filed to hit the target.

Though DRDO has initially claimed the test to be a
success, it later backtracked and admitted the failure of
the system. DRDO scientists carried out an analysis of the
failed systems and are now working to rectify the faults. PTI