BrahMos supersonic missile successfully tested on Sukhoi-30 MKI platform

In a much-awaited development, the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was tested onboard Indian Air Force's (IAF) Sukhoi- 30 MKI aircraft off the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday. The successful testing of the missile puts India in a strategically dominant position given the reach of India's multi-role Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets and the accuracy of nuclear-capable BrahMos missile India has been jointly developing with Russia.

"Brahmos, the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile created history on 22nd Nov 2017 after it was successfully flight-tested first time from the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) frontline fighter aircraft Sukhoi-30MKI against a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal. The missile was gravity dropped from the Su-30 from fuselage, and the two-stage missile’s engine fired up and straightway propelled towards the intended target at the sea in the Bay of Bengal," a press release by the Ministry of Defence said.

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated the DRDO on its significant achievement in the development of the missile. 

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