A first for IAF: Fired from fighter jet, anti-ship missile hits bullseye

[micky]

The Indian Air Force launched an anti-ship Harpoon missile from a fighter plane for the first time at a pre-designated target in the Arabian Sea last week. The missile, built by US defence giant Boeing, was launched on May 22 from a Jaguar maritime strike fighter that flew 200 nautical miles off the west coast to carry out the mission, a source said.
The fighter belonged to the IAF’s maritime strike squadron based at the Lohegaon airbase outside Pune. The Jaguar was refuelled midair during the mission, the source added.
An official confirmed it was the “first live firing” of the Harpoon from a warplane in India after integration by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. “It was successful,” he added.
With a range of 124 km, the Harpoon is capable of land-strike missions too.
The navy tested the Harpoon last year when a Boeing P-8I long range maritime reconnaissance aircraft launched the subsonic missile to take out a ‘target’ in the Bay of Bengal

 

[posedion]

The jaguar platform gets really potent with these long spears

 

[The_Sidewinder]

A great capability tested successfully.

 

[Pulsar]

The fighter belonged to the IAF’s maritime strike squadron based at the Lohegaon airbase outside Pune.

Why the heck is a maritime strike squadron based at Lohegaon, a gazillion miles away from sea?

 

[SecularNationalist]

jaguar is a very potent fighter

 

[hcbb]

It is less than 500 kms away from sea.

 

[posedion]

Imagine a fleet 50 jags with harpoons God bless our advisary

 

[Styx]

nice, I didn't know the P-8i could also carry these

 

[acetophenol]

The Indian Air Force launched an anti-ship Harpoon missile from a fighter plane for the first time at a pre-designated target in the Arabian Sea last week. The missile, built by US defence giant Boeing, was launched on May 22 from a Jaguar maritime strike fighter that flew 200 nautical miles off the west coast to carry out the mission, a source said.
The fighter belonged to the IAF’s maritime strike squadron based at the Lohegaon airbase outside Pune. The Jaguar was refuelled midair during the mission, the source added.
An official confirmed it was the “first live firing” of the Harpoon from a warplane in India after integration by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. “It was successful,” he added.
With a range of 124 km, the Harpoon is capable of land-strike missions too.
The navy tested the Harpoon last year when a Boeing P-8I long range maritime reconnaissance aircraft launched the subsonic missile to take out a ‘target’ in the Bay of Bengal

The picture above is a poor Photoshop, edited from a joint exercise b/w IAF and Royal Oman AF

^^^^Su-30MKI Firing Kh-31 Cruise Missile

Indian Navy Seaking [IN528] unleashes a pair of deadly Sea Eagle AShMs.


There was a pic of IL-38 firing cruise missiles too, can't find it now!THELASTRIDE

 

[kurup]

There was a pic of IL-38 firing cruise missiles too, can't find it now!THELASTRIDE

 

[acetophenol]

Il-38 firing cruise missile,thanks @kurup

 

[Stephen Cohen]

jaguar is a very potent fighter

It is a pure bomber /attack aircraft with limited self defence capabilities

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Why the heck is a maritime strike squadron based at Lohegaon, a gazillion miles away from sea?

Lohegaon is about 160 km from the coast,
Is that a "gazillion miles"? Or you don't know how to count?

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Rare shot of an Indian Navy P-8I deploying an AGM-84A Harpoon anti-ship missile. Probably the deadliest 737 to spot! ​

 

[Pulsar]

Lohegaon is about 160 km from the coast,
Is that a "gazillion miles"? Or you don't know how to count?

Jag's combat radius = 850km = approx < 400km one way.
Minus 160km
That's = 240km one way over the sea, which is crap! Even less if they have a fight on their hands! And how much fuel consumed? Never mind.

It's therefore probable that they'll relocate to Mumbai during war.

QED! And yes, I know how to count. They do teach maths in university in case you didn't know.