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New Delhi, Apr 19 (PTI) In demonstrating its operational preparedness, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday successfully test-fired a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi fighter jet on the Eastern seaboard.<\/p>\n
The “live firing” of the missile was carried out in close coordination with the Indian Navy, the IAF said.<\/p>\n
The missile hit the target with accuracy and precision, officials said.<\/p>\n
“Today on the Eastern seaboard, #IAF undertook live firing of #BrahMos missile from a Su30 MkI aircraft. The missile achieved a direct hit on the target, a decommissioned #IndianNavy ship. The mission was undertaken in close coordination with @indiannavy,” the IAF said in a tweet.<\/p>\n
In 2016, the government had decided to integrate the air-launched variant of the Brahmos into over 40 Sukhoi fighter jets.<\/p>\n
The project was conceived to enhance the IAF’s capability to strike from large stand-off ranges on any target on sea or land.<\/p>\n
On March 5, the Indian Navy successfully test-fired an advanced version of the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from a stealth destroyer in the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n
The missile was test-fired from the stealth destroyer INS Chennai.<\/p>\n
BrahMos Aerospace, an India-Russian joint venture, produces supersonic cruise missiles that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or land platforms.<\/p>\n
BrahMos missile flies at a speed of 2.8 Mach or almost three times the speed of sound.<\/p>\n
The range of the advanced version of the missile is learnt to have been extended to around 350 km from the original 290 km.<\/p>\n
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