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"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.
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"We can't expect all our experiments to be successful. .... Always things don't go according to plans". Coming from a Minister or any other senior authority, this kind of statement is defeatist and serves no useful purpose. The personnel involved in the project cannot be enthused by this statement. What should be known and understood is that certain problems have been identified and the enginers and technologists are working hard to resolve them to make the weapons system absolutely reliable.