Firstpost
  • Home
  • Video Shows
    Vantage Firstpost America Firstpost Africa First Sports
  • World
    US News
  • Explainers
  • News
    India Opinion Cricket Tech Entertainment Sports Health Photostories
  • Asia Cup 2025
Apple Incorporated Modi ji Justin Trudeau Trending

Sections

  • Home
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Health
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • Web Stories
  • Business
  • Impact Shorts

Shows

  • Vantage
  • Firstpost America
  • Firstpost Africa
  • First Sports
  • Fast and Factual
  • Between The Lines
  • Flashback
  • Live TV

Events

  • Raisina Dialogue
  • Independence Day
  • Champions Trophy
  • Delhi Elections 2025
  • Budget 2025
  • US Elections 2024
  • Firstpost Defence Summit
Trending:
  • Charlie Kirk shot dead
  • Nepal protests
  • Russia-Poland tension
  • Israeli strikes in Qatar
  • Larry Ellison
  • Apple event
  • Sunjay Kapur inheritance row
fp-logo
India successfully test-fires BrahMos missile from Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet; combo will aid IAF in surgical strikes
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Apple Incorporated Modi ji Justin Trudeau Trending

Sections

  • Home
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Health
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • Web Stories
  • Business
  • Impact Shorts

Shows

  • Vantage
  • Firstpost America
  • Firstpost Africa
  • First Sports
  • Fast and Factual
  • Between The Lines
  • Flashback
  • Live TV

Events

  • Raisina Dialogue
  • Independence Day
  • Champions Trophy
  • Delhi Elections 2025
  • Budget 2025
  • US Elections 2024
  • Firstpost Defence Summit

India successfully test-fires BrahMos missile from Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet; combo will aid IAF in surgical strikes

FP Staff • November 22, 2017, 15:03:58 IST
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter

India entered a new defence league with the successful launch of a Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from Sukhoi-30 MKI jet over the Bay of Bengal, media reports said.

Advertisement
Subscribe Join Us
Choose
Firstpost on Google
Choose
Firstpost on Google
India successfully test-fires BrahMos missile from Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet; combo will aid IAF in surgical strikes

India entered a new defence league with the successful launch of a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from Sukhoi-30 MKI jet over the Bay of Bengal, media reports said. The missile hit a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal from the combat jet. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Times Now reported. The success of the test firing is a big step for Indian defence as it could help Indian Air Force conduct surgical strikes easily.

India creates a world record and completes Supersonic Cruise Missile Triad by successfully testing #BRAHMOS #ALCM from Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30MKI fighter aircraft. Smt @nsitharaman congratulates Team Brahmos & @DRDO_India for this historic achievement.

— रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India (@DefenceMinIndia) November 22, 2017

“The successful maiden test firing of BrahMos Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) from Su-30MKI will significantly bolster the IAF’s air combat operations capability from stand-off ranges,” the defence ministry said.The missile test was witnessed by Dr Sudhir Mishra, DG (BrahMos), CEO and MD, BrahMos Aerospace along with senior IAF officials, scientists and officials from DRDO and BrahMos, PIB said. After much speculation for over a week, defence sources told The New Indian Express on Wednesday morning that the aircraft would take off from an air force base in West Bengal and fire the missile against a target over the Bay of Bengal. According to a defence official who had spoken to The New Indian Express, the launch window was 10 am to 12 pm. [caption id=“attachment_2976778” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]Representational image. Wikimedia Commons Representational image. Wikimedia Commons[/caption] “Two aircraft have been kept ready. While one was integrated with the missile another would track all along its flight — from fire to hit. We all are excited about the mission,” the defence official from New Delhi had added. The BrahMos cruise missile travels at a speed nearly three times that of sound at Mach 2.8, while the fighter jet has a cruising range of 3,000 kilometres and their combination could prove lethal for defence targets. BrahMos ALCM, weighing 2.5 ton, is the heaviest weapon to be deployed on India’s Su-30 fighter aircraft modified by HAL to carry weapons. The defence ministry said the weapon with multi-platform, multi-mission role is now capable of being launched from land, sea and air, completing the tactical cruise missile triad for India. It the only supersonic cruise missile possessing this advanced capability in the world providing an edge to the user with precise hit,  The New Indian Express reported. BrahMos Aerospace, an India-Russian joint venture formed in 1998, manufactures the supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or land. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and BrahMos Aerospace have been working on integrating the BrahMos missiles on two Sukhois for flight trials, which kicked off in June 2016. According to  The Times of India, the armed forces have already inducted the 290-kilometre range land and warship-based versions of the BrahMos missiles over the last decade. Having placed orders worth over Rs 27,150 crore, the army, navy and IAF have clearly shown their preference for BrahMos as their conventional (not nuclear) precision-strike weapon in the years ahead. With inputs from PTI

Tags
NewsTracker Nirmala Sitharaman Ministry of Defence DRDO Sukhoi 30 MKI BrahMos Bay of Bengal BrahMos Aerospace BrahMos supersonic cruise missile Indian defence
  • Home
  • India
  • India successfully test-fires BrahMos missile from Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet; combo will aid IAF in surgical strikes
End of Article
Latest News
Find us on YouTube
Subscribe
  • Home
  • India
  • India successfully test-fires BrahMos missile from Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet; combo will aid IAF in surgical strikes
End of Article

Impact Shorts

News18 SheShakti 2025: Voices of cinema, sport and music redefine nation-building

News18 SheShakti 2025: Voices of cinema, sport and music redefine nation-building

At News18 SheShakti 2025 Delhi, women from sports, cinema, and music discussed breaking barriers. Kriti Sanon and Sanya Malhotra focused on equity in cinema, Mira Erda and Ashalata Devi on sports challenges, and Kavita Krishnamurti stressed humility and perseverance for lasting success.

More Impact Shorts

Top Shows

Vantage Firstpost America Firstpost Africa First Sports
Enjoying the news?

Get the latest stories delivered straight to your inbox.

Subscribe

QUICK LINKS

  • Mumbai Rains
Latest News About Firstpost
Most Searched Categories
  • Web Stories
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • IPL 2025
NETWORK18 SITES
  • News18
  • Money Control
  • CNBC TV18
  • Forbes India
  • Advertise with us
  • Sitemap
Firstpost Logo

is on YouTube

Subscribe Now

Copyright @ 2024. Firstpost - All Rights Reserved

About Us Contact Us Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Terms Of Use
Home Video Shorts Live TV