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40 Indian fighter jets to be fitted with BrahMos missiles | | BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, which is a joint venture of India and Russia, will be fitted on the Indian Air Force's 40 Su-30MKIs fighter aircraft. CEO and MD of BrahMos Aerospace Dr AS Pillai
said: "The inclusion of BrahMos cruise missile will make the aircraft unique in
firepower." Dr Pillai was speaking to a Russian news agency at the Defence Services
Asia-2010 exhibition here. He also added that the first trials of the air-launched
version were set for 2011 and the first test-flight with the missile on-board
is scheduled for 2012. The supersonic cruise missile has a range of 290-km and
flies at a speed of 2.8 Mach. The BrahMos missile is a successful joint venture
of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and Russia's NPO
Mashinostroeyenia.
BrahMos missiles sea and ground-launch versions have already been successfully
tested and put into service by the Indian Army and Navy. |
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