BrahMos

(Ministry of Defence)

WHAT

IAF successfully fired the BrahMos air version missile from its frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft.

• The launch from the aircraft was smooth and the missile followed the desired trajectory before directly hitting the land target.
• The air launched BrahMos missile is a 2.5 ton supersonic air to surface cruise missile with ranges of close to 300 km, designed and developed by BAPL.

 

The IAF became the first Air Force in the world to have successfully fired an air launched 2.8 Mach surface attack missile of this category on a sea target on 22 Nov 17. Today’s was the second such live launch of the weapon.

 

Significance

The BrahMos missile provides Indian Air Force a much desired capability to strike from large stand-off ranges on any target at sea or on land with pinpoint accuracy by day or night and in all weather conditions.

The capability of the missile coupled with the superlative performance of the Su-30MKI aircraft gives the IAF the desired strategic reach.

 

BrahMos Aerospace

BrahMos Aerospace, an India-Russia joint venture, produces the supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, and aircraft or from land platforms.

The BRAHMOS cruise missile travels at a speed of Mach 2.8, nearly three time that of sound.

 

Features of BrahMos

• Universal for multiple platforms
• “Fire and Forget” principle of operation
• High supersonic speed all through the flight
• Long flight range varities of flight trajectories
• Low radar signature
• Shorter flight times leading to lower target dispersion and quicker engagement
• Pin point accuracy with high lethal power aided by large kinetic energy on impact

 

Source: PIB

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