IAF to Test Fire Air-Launched Version of BrahMos Missile From Su-30 MKI Fighter Jet; Missile Will Be Useful in Carrying Out Balakot Type Air Strikes
The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Defence and Research Development Organisation are planning to test fire the air-launched version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in the coming days.
New Delhi, April 27: The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are planning to test fire the air-launched version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in the coming days. The missile will be test-fired from a Su-30 MKI fighter jet. According to sources in the IAF, the missile has a range of 290 km and can be used to destroy targets on the ground. BrahMos NG Missile to be Integrated With Su-30 MKI Fighter Jets by IAF.
The supersonic cruise missile can also be used to carry out Balakot type air strikes where the planes will not be required to cross the enemy border. A test of the missile will be conducted in the southern part of the country, reported ANI. India Approves Rs 3,000 Crore For Procurement of Brahmos Missiles and Armoured Recovery Vehicles to be Built in Russia.
This missile will meet the future requirement of the IAF. The missiles have also been made lighter for being carried on the fighter plane. In July last year, the Brahmos was first flight-tested from a Su-30MKI over the Bay of Bengal.
Last year, during the IAF’s mega war exercise Gagan Shakti, Sukhoi-30 MKIs fitted with BrahMos missiles also carried out strikes in the Malacca Strait. Meanwhile, in December 2018, India’s Defence Acquisition Council approved the procurement of about Rs 3,000 crore, including Brahmos Missiles, for two Indian ships to be built in Russia as the primary weapon on board.
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