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.
"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.