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IAF successfully fires long-range air-to-air missile ” MICA” from upgraded Mirage-2000

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IAF successfully fires long-range air-to-air missile ” MICA” from upgraded Mirage-2000


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Indian Air Force today successfully fired recently acquired long range air-to-air MICA missile on a manoeuvring target from Mirage-2000 Upgrade combat aircraft. With the success of this mission by ‘Tigers’, the first squadron of the force, IAF has become one of the few air forces in the world with the capability of such beyond visual range air-to-air missile, a Defence Ministry release said. The missile achieved a direct hit on a target which was much smaller than an actual aircraft and flying at a low altitude, it said. The target was destroyed on missile impact validating the launch envelope of the missile, it said. The operational success of this mission confirms a critical capability of IAF, it added


http://idrw.org/iaf-successfully-fires-long-range-air-to-air-missile-mica-from-upgraded-mirage-2000/ .
 
mica is a very very letal missile in fire and forget category. A great news for india.
 
IAF successfully fires long-range air-to-air missile ” MICA” from upgraded Mirage-2000


MICA-L-WEB.jpg


Indian Air Force today successfully fired recently acquired long range air-to-air MICA missile on a manoeuvring target from Mirage-2000 Upgrade combat aircraft. With the success of this mission by ‘Tigers’, the first squadron of the force, IAF has become one of the few air forces in the world with the capability of such beyond visual range air-to-air missile, a Defence Ministry release said. The missile achieved a direct hit on a target which was much smaller than an actual aircraft and flying at a low altitude, it said. The target was destroyed on missile impact validating the launch envelope of the missile, it said. The operational success of this mission confirms a critical capability of IAF, it added


http://idrw.org/iaf-successfully-fires-long-range-air-to-air-missile-mica-from-upgraded-mirage-2000/ .
the mirage-2000 upgrade is expensive
 
Do we have long range Air to surface missiles (which we can fire at Pakistani targets from our own airspace)
That is referred to as a stand off weapon keeping the fighter plane away from enemy air defences. I think Bhramos fit that profile for India.
Pakistan has RAAD and some other missiles for similar role.
 

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