A letter alleging issues with BrahMos missile components, attributed to a scientist from the DRDO, has been debunked by the Press Information Bureau.
A letter, undersigned by scientist AS Kumar from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is being circulated online claiming a failure in BrahMos missile components. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Wednesday issued a clarification that the letter is fake and that there is no scientist named AS Kumar at the Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE). The DRDO has issued no such letter on the BrahMos missile, the PIB asserted.
Contrary to the fake letter, the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile recently demonstrated a striking range of 800 km during successful tests conducted in the Bay of Bengal. With this enhanced capability, India now has the ability to target virtually any strategic or military installation within Pakistan, according to military analysts, significantly altering the security calculus of the region.
🚨 Fake Letter Alert 🚨
A letter undersigned by scientist AS Kumar from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is being circulated online alleging a failure in BrahMos missile components.#PIBFactCheck
❌ The letter is fake
⚠️ @DRDO_India has not issued any… pic.twitter.com/Spd2Hy0QTi
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 7, 2025
India strikes Pakistan with ‘Operation Sindoor’
These attempts at spreading misinformation come at a time when India launched ‘OPERATION SINDOOR’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir in the intervening night of May 6-7 to avenge the Pahalgam attack. The military strikes struck nine identified sites used to plan and coordinate cross-border attacks on Indian soil.
The nine locations include Muridke, Bahawalpur, Kotli, Gulpur, Bhimber, Chak Amru, Sialkot, and Muzaffarabad. Sources state that the locations were chosen strategically, most of which have been consistently used by Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists to launch attacks on India.