In November 2017, India had successfully flight-tested the air variant of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the fighter jet
New Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be flown in the Indian Air Force's frontline aircraft, the indigenously-built version of Su-30MKI fighter jet on Wednesday, official sources said.
The minister will fly a sortie in the formidable fighter, which has nuclear strike capability and capability to penetrate deep in enemy territory, at the Air Force Station in Jodhpur.
style="text-align: justify;">After her recent stay on board INS Vikramaditya at sea and whirlwind tours to forward areas and different installations of the three forces, this sortie will be a part of the Defence Minister's continued effort to gauge and review the operational preparedness and combat capabilities of the armed forces, the sources said.
The Sukhoi-30MKI is a twin-jet multi-role air superiority fighter developed by Russia's Sukhoi and built under licence by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). A variant of the Sukhoi Su-30, it is a heavy, all-weather, long-range fighter.
In November 2017, India had successfully flight-tested the air variant of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the fighter jet.
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