A BrahMos cruise missile storage facility in the Indian town of Beas has been destroyed in a precision strike by Pakistan, marking a significant escalation in hostilities between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
Security officials confirmed that the high-value target was struck in the initial phase of Pakistan’s retaliatory military action launched under Operation Bunyān-um-Marsūs, a newly announced counteroffensive aimed at responding to recent Indian military provocations and reinforcing Pakistan’s national security posture.
The BrahMos site, believed to house India's advanced supersonic cruise missiles jointly developed with Russia, was engulfed in flames following the missile strike. Satellite imagery and preliminary footage showed the facility heavily damaged, with thick black smoke rising from the compound.
Wider military offensive targets Indian infrastructure
The strike on Beas is part of a larger military operation that has so far hit more than 20 Indian military installations across multiple states. According to defence sources, Pakistan has used ‘Fatah-2’ missiles to carry out precision attacks on what it calls “legitimate military targets.”
Confirmed targets include:
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Udhampur:
Air defence systems and an air base were destroyed in coordinated strikes. -
Pathankot:
The airfield was damaged in a direct missile hit. -
Srinagar:
An airbase was struck, with initial reports confirming at least 20 military casualties. -
Chandigarh:
A weapons depot was neutralised in what sources described as a “high-impact precision attack.” -
Delhi Region:
A missile was intercepted near Hisar, though defence alerts remain active across the capital zone.
Jalandhar, Gujarat, Rajasthan:
Multiple airfields and military installations came under fire, with damage assessments still underway.
The strikes come amid already heightened tensions following a large-scale cyberattack earlier this week that reportedly disrupted 70% of India’s power grid. Though no formal attribution has been made, Indian security analysts have pointed to coordinated state-sponsored involvement.
In a brief statement, a senior Pakistani defence official said the strikes were conducted in response to “continued hostile actions from across the border” and that the operation aimed to “neutralise strategic threats to Pakistan’s sovereignty.”
India has yet to issue a comprehensive response, but high-level security meetings were convened in New Delhi on Friday evening. Troop deployments along the Line of Control have reportedly increased, while airspace activity over northern India remains high.
