The test also made the Indian Air Force the first air force in the world to test a missile of this category from an air platform.
Business News : India on Wednesday successfully flight-tested the air variant of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi SU-30MKI fighter jet to hit a target in the Bay of Bengal, completing the country’s tactical cruise missile triad.
The test also made the Indian Air Force the first air force in the world to test a missile of this category from an air platform.
Currently, BrahMos is the only cruise missile that can be fired from air, land and sea.
The missile, integrated with the long-range fighter, is seen as a force multiplier for the Indian Air Force.
This was the first test of the missile’s air version against a sea-based target.
The missile was gravity dropped from the Su-30, after which the two-stage missile’s engine fired up and propelled it toward the set target.The Indian Air Force said the launch was smooth and the missile followed the desired trajectory before hitting the target ship.
“The BrahMos missile provides the Indian Air Force a much-desired capability to strike from large stand-off ranges on any target in sea or land with pinpoint accuracy by day or night and in all-weather conditions.
“The capability of the missile, coupled with the superlative performance of the Su-30 aircraft, gives the IAF a strategic reach and allows it to dominate the ocean and the battlefields,” the IAF statement said.
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