largely-equivalent Yakhont anti-ship missile. Accidents and incidents 20 January 2009 – On a test launch, an early developmental variant of the BrahMos missile missed its target at the Pokhran Test Range by 7 km, due to the switching off of GPS satellites and erroneous data from the INS series of satellites. A repeat mission on 4 March 2009 was a success. 12 July 2021 – In a test fire off the coast of Odisha, an extended-range variant of the missile fell off shortly after launch, reportedly due to an error in the propulsion system. 9 March 2022 – An accidentally fired missile crashed into Pakistan. Pakistan said that the missile took off on the evening of 9 March and it was picked up by its Air Defence systems. From its initial course, the missile suddenly manoeuvred towards Pakistani territory and crashed near Mian Channu city of Punjab province, causing no civilian casualties. Pakistan strongly condemned the incident and also cautioned India against recurrence of any such incident in the future. India said the incident was due to a "technical malfunction" and that it was "deeply regrettable". India also said that they have ordered a high-level Court of Inquiry to look into the incident. While still unconfirmed by both the Indian and Pakistani authorities, sources say that the missile fired was a BrahMos. According to Times of India, conventional missiles like the BrahMos also don't have self-destruct mechanisms like the ones available on India's strategic or nuclear missiles. ThePrint, quoting unnamed sources, claimed that Pakistan's Air Defence systems were not able to track the missile down and the missile did not veer off from its trajectory and followed the trajectory that it would have in case of a conflict. However, Dr Bharat Karnad, emeritus professor of national security studies at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), said that there is no reason to doubt what Pakistan is saying as the Pakistan's Air Defence complex at Sargodha, District Miani, is very advanced and capable of detecting cruise and ballistic missile firings and minutely tracking their trajectory. See also P-800 Oniks CX-1 Missile Systems CVS401 Perseus YJ-12 Boeing X-51 RATTLRS XASM-3 Yun Feng References External links Cruise missiles of India Anti-ship cruise missiles of India Anti-ship cruise missiles of Russia Ramjet engines India–Russia relations Nuclear air-to-surface missiles Military equipment introduced in the 2000s