IAF conducts successful test firing of air-launched BrahMos cruise missile

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully test fired the air-launched BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in the Bay of Bengal, marking a significant victory for indigenous combat systems. The air-launched BrahMos missile was tested from a Su-30MKI fighter jet, which is equipped to launch the BrahMos cruise missiles, which have a large range and can hit enemy targets. “The BrahMos air-launched missile was fired from a Su-30MKI fighter jet in the last few days. The aircraft had taken off with the missile from an air base in the southern peninsula and travelled over 1,500 Km to successfully strike a target from a longer range than before,” defence officials told the media. The missile was a supersonic weapon system that India developed in collaboration with Russian industry and was one of their special weapons. India has been working to create a hit-capable, extremely long-range version of the air-launched BrahMos cruise missiles. The results of the latest two user testing of the land attack missile system by the Indian Air Force were excellent, according to the sources, with missiles hitting the target on both occasions. The Philippines, one of the friendly foreign nations to which India is exporting the missiles, plans to use them as a coastal artillery. Additionally, the BrahMos Aerospace Corporation is considering exporting the missiles to new nations and assisting with the export targets set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (With agency inputs)