IAF Su-30MKI successfully test-fires Brahmos cruise missile

India has successfully conducted a live-firing test of new BRAHMOS air-launched cruise missile (ALCM), according to the Press Information Bureau of the Government of India. "On November 22, a Su-30MKI fighter jet of the Indian Air Force [IAF] successfully launched a BRAHMOS missile against a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal. The successful firing test of the BRAHMOS ALCM will beef up the service`s capability to engage targets from stand-off ranges," the bureau said in a statement. Read more
A screenshot of the IAF's video showing the first air-launched of the Brahmos ALCM
(Credit: Indian Air Force)
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