BrahMos

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/brahmos

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the missile designation?PJ-10
2. What is the development partnership?India (DRDO) and Russia (NPO Mashinostroyeniya)
3. How fast does the BrahMos travel?It flies at about Mach 2.8, which is roughly 2,130 miles per hour or 3,430 kilometers per hour, so it reaches its target very quickly.
4. Where can the BrahMos be launched from?It can be launched from submarines, surface ships, fighter planes, and mobile land launchers, giving it many ways to start its flight.

Ramjet Propulsion: An air-breathing jet engine that uses the vehicle's forward motion to compress air for combustion, efficient at high speeds.
Sea-Skimming: A flight profile where a missile flies at very low altitudes over the sea to avoid radar detection.
Hypersonic Speed: Speeds of Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound) or greater.