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Sunday, January 11, 2009

IAF Sukhoi-30MKI jets in Russia for BrahMos aerial version retrofit programme

The Indo-Russian cruise missile joint venture, BrahMos Aerospace, is working towards crossing yet another milestone with the dispatch to Russia of two Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets for a retrofit programme that would enable them to launch the aerial version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.

Once the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile crosses this particular milestone it will become a "universal cruise missile" as it is already capable of being launched from land and sea–based platforms, including submarines.

Apart from the submarine version all other land and naval versions have already been inducted for service with the Indian Army and Navy.

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