BrahMos supersonic cruise missile to be test-fired from IAF’s Sukhoi-30 MKI jet; why it’s a gamechanger for India
BrahMos missile – a lethal weapon co-developed by India and Russia – is set to be test fired from IAF’s Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet, after years of wait. The test firing is important not just for the fact that it would validate the multi-platform capability of the BrahMos missile, but more significantly it will give the Indian Air Force unprecedented fire power against the enemy. BrahMos missile can penetrate into the enemy’s territory and destroy crucial and strategic assets. “Weather is playing spoilsport. We are waiting to conduct the test firing. We hope to do it this week, but if not the idea is to definitely do it in November,” a source told FE Online.
In a first, India test-fires supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet The missile, weighing 2.4-tonne instead of the original 2.9-tonne, was tested from a twin-engine Sukhoi fighter over the Bay of Bengal.
Edited by: India TV News Desk, New Delhi [ Updated: November 22, 2017 14:08 IST ]
BrahMos Aerospace, the joint venture between India and Russia, plans to conduct two tests from the Su-30 MKI.
India test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from Indian Air Force's Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet on Wednesday.
The missile, weighing 2.4-tonne instead of the original 2.9-tonne, was tested from a twin-engine Sukhoi fighter over the Bay of Bengal.
With the maiden test-firing of BrahMos cruise missile from a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter, India has created a history.
The air-to-ground sleek BrahMos missiles can be used for pinpoint strikes on terror camps located deep inside enemy territory or to take out underground nuclear bunkers.
BrahMos Aerospace, the joint venture between India and Russia, plans to conduct two tests from the Su-30 MKI.