Late Thursday evening, the Pakistani military claimed that a missile without a nuclear warhead had entered the skies on Wednesday.
An unarmed (without warheads) supersonic missile has accidentally landed in part of Pakistan. The missile was fired from near Sirsa in Haryana and was supposed to go to the Mahajan Field Firing range in Rajasthan. However, the missile veered halfway to the west and landed at a location in Pakistan.
In an official statement from the Ministry of Defense, the government “unfortunately” admitted that a technical failure led to the accidental firing of the missile on March 2, 2022. The accident happened during routine maintenance. The projectile had landed on Wednesday in Mian Channu, in the Khanewal district of Punjab, on the Pakistan side.
The government has announced a high-level investigating judge and has also taken the situation seriously. There were no deaths on land in Pakistan.
Was it a Brahmos rocket?
There is no official confirmation about this. However, according to sources, it was a BrahMos missile that is supersonic and was fired accidentally.
Late Thursday evening, the Pakistani military claimed that a missile without a nuclear warhead had entered the skies on Wednesday.
According to the description given by Pakistani side, it corresponded to the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. Already in service with the Indian Armed Forces, this missile is known worldwide for its accuracy. As previously reported, both the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army are using this missile. Also, the Indian Air Force has the air-launched Brahmos; In addition to surface-to-surface missiles, this Indo-Russian joint venture missile can also be fired from the Su-30 MKI.
The missile has a range of over 400 km and is considered the most reliable in India’s long-range cruise missile category.
On Friday, Pakistan had also subpoenaed India’s chargé d’affaires, protesting the unprovoked violation of its airspace. It had said in a statement that the projectile was of Indian origin and that it was a “supersonic flying object.”
The surface-to-surface missile can go up to several meters according to sources, and it all depends on how far the target is, and it can cross at different levels.
At Sirsa there is no Brahmos base; however, the missile system can be moved from one location to another on specialized trucks. Missiles such as BrahMos are usually tested by the Andaman and Nicobar Command and from the eastern flank.