The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully fired the BrahMos Air version missile from its frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft.
It is a 2.5-ton supersonic Air-to-surface cruise missile with ranges of close to 300 km, designed and developed by BAPL.
This is the second such live launch of the weapon.
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 November
BAPL
The BrahMos Aerospace Limited (BAPL) is a joint venture between
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India
Federal State Unitary Enterprise NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM) of Russia