IAF successfully carries out second test of Brahmos fired from Su-30

On May 22 2019 the Indian Air Force successfully carried out the second test of an airlaunch version of supersonic cruise missile which was fired from a Sukhoi30 MKI fighter jet The IAF said in a statement that the missile followed the planned trajectory and directly hit the targetThe IndianAirForce on May 22 carried out the second test of an airlaunch version of supersonic cruise missile which was fired from a Sukhoi30MKI fighter jetPhoto IANS pictwittercom5u2T5JlwjFmdash IANS Tweets ians_india May 22 2019The Indian naval vessels tracked the missile tested on a sea target The first test of Brahmos fired from Su30 was carried out on November 22 2017The IAF said that the integration of the missile an IndoRussian joint production was a complex task and required several modifications on the aircraft The IAF carried out software modifications while Hindustan Aeronautics Limited made the mechanical and electrical changesThe airlaunch version of Brahmos is a 25ton cruise missile with a range of 300 km With the success IAF can engage longrange targets on land and at sea in allweather dayornight conditionsRulingTheSkies IAF successfully fired the BrahMos air version missile from its frontline Su30 MKI fighter aircraft today The launch from the aircraft was smooth amp the missile followed the desired trajectory before directly hitting the land target pictwittercomnXLLlPR8qJmdash Indian Air Force IAF_MCC May 22 2019BrahMos provides IAF the capability to strike from large standoff ranges on any target at sea or on land with pinpoint accuracy by day or night in any weather condition Brahmos coupled with the superlative performance of Su30MKI gives IAF the desired strategic reach pictwittercomfDsbFVABhImdash Indian Air Force IAF_MCC May 22 2019The Indian Air Force also took to Twitter to announce the details of the same While sharing a picture of thesupersonic cruise missile the IAF wroteBrahMos provides IAF the capability to strike from large standoff ranges on any target at sea or on land with pinpoint accuracy by day or night in any weather condition Brahmos coupled with the superlative performance of Su30MKI gives IAF the desired strategic reachHeres how netizens reacted to the Indian Air Forces successful launch of the BrahmosCongrats and Salute to Brave IAFmdash Jwalant Swadia AviatorJwalant May 22 2019proud of IAFBrahmos now can be fired landseaairu00f0u009fu0091u008fu00f0u009fu0091u008fu00f0u009fu0087u00aeu00f0u009fu0087u00b3u00f0u009fu0087u00aeu00f0u009fu0087u00b3mdash Vipul Gupta VipulGu10673105 May 22 2019The sky takes on shades of orange during sunrise and sunset the colour that gives you hope that the sun will set only to rise againCongratulations IAF_MCC for successfully fired BrahMos 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2019This is awesome news Sukhoi Brahmos is a massive force multiplier Both the aircraft and missile are proven world class and now to put long range super accurate super fast missile on a lethal multirole jet is a truly a game changer combo Congrats to allJai Hind u00f0u009fu0087u00aeu00f0u009fu0087u00b3mdash Nimesh Sisodiya NJSISODIYA May 22 2019Hearty congratulations to IAF amp all other organizations involved in this extremely important milestone in enhancing the security of our nation Jai Hindmdash Kishore Vaid KishoreVaid May 22 2019With inputs from IANSTop News Stories Of The DayMumbai cops land in LOC to search man who sent a pornographic video on WhatsAppmidday test drive Mumbai streets are alive with the danger of cylindersMumbai Priest dies of shock after seeing truck run over boy at SionKoliwadaMumbai Snakes frequenting posh Malabar Hill Society scare residentsDead mans case files go missing from JJ HospitalMumbai 23 BMM students of Khalsa college stranded in final yearShiv 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