TNPSC Thervupettagam

BrahMos Air

May 24 , 2019 1892 days 721 0
  • 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

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