IAF’s Sukhoi fighter jet successfully test-fires supersonic BrahMos missile

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The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday successfully test-fired a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi fighter jet which accurately struck  its target, a decommissioned ship of the Indian Navy, on the Eastern seaboard.</p>
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Today on the Eastern seaboard, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IAF?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IAF</a> undertook live firing of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BrahMos?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BrahMos</a> missile from a Su30 MkI aircraft.<br />
The missile achieved a direct hit on the target, a decommissioned <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndianNavy?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IndianNavy</a> ship.<br />
The mission was undertaken in close coordination with <a href="https://twitter.com/indiannavy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@indiannavy</a>. <a href="https://t.co/UpCZ3vJkZb">pic.twitter.com/UpCZ3vJkZb</a></p>
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) <a href="https://twitter.com/IAF_MCC/status/1516404584784138241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The "live firing" of the missile was carried out in close coordination with the Indian Navy, the IAF said.</p>
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"Today on the Eastern seaboard, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23IAF%20&src=typed_query">#IAF</a> undertook live firing of <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BrahMos&src=typed_query&f=top">#BrahMos</a> missile from a Su30 MkI aircraft. The missile achieved a direct hit on the target, a decommissioned <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23IndianNavy&src=typed_query&f=top">#IndianNavy</a> ship. The mission was undertaken in close coordination with <a href="https://twitter.com/indiannavy">@indiannavy</a>," the IAF said in a tweet.</p>
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The air-launched variant of the Brahmos missile is being incorporated in over 40 Sukhoi fighter jets to enhance the strike capability of the IAF. </p>
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BrahMos Aerospace, an India-Russian joint venture, produces supersonic cruise missiles that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or land platforms. The missile has a speed of 2.8 Mach which is  almost three times the speed of sound</p>
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The range of the advanced version of the missile has now been extended to 350 km from its initial 290 km.</p>
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The Indian Navy had successfully test-fired an advanced version of the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from a stealth destroyer INS Chennai on March 5.</p>
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