Times of Islamabad

Indian Air Force successfully test fires Brahmos air version missile from front line Su 30 MKI jet

Indian Air Force successfully test fires Brahmos air version missile from front line Su 30 MKI jet

NEW DELHI – The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday successfully fired theBrahMos air version missile from its frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft.

“The launch from the aircraft was smooth and the missile followed thedesired trajectory before directly hitting the land target,” the IAF saidin a statement.[image: View image on Twitter]link

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#RulingTheSkies link : IAFsuccessfully fired the #BrahMoslink air version missile from itsfrontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft today. The launch from the aircraftwas smooth & the missile followed the desired trajectory before directlyhitting the land target.

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The IAF had in 2017 successfully fired the BrahMos air versionanti-shipping missile from Su-30 MKI off the Eastern Coast.

After it fired the missile, the IAF became the first Air Force in the worldto have successfully fired an air-launched 2.8 Mach surface attack missileof this category.

The air-launched BrahMos missile is a 2.5-ton supersonic air to surfacecruise missile with ranges of more than 400 kms.