BATL MD N.R. Vishnu Kartha with the first prototype of the BrahMos launcher. Photo: AK
By Anantha Krishnan M. | Aviation Week
Thiruvananthapuram, India | May 12, 2010
India’s BrahMos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram Ltd (BATL) is ready with the first prototype of an indigenous airborne launcher developed for the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. The air-launched version of the missile will be fitted to the Su-30 MKI aircraft. The basic design of the launcher was conceived by BrahMos engineers from Hyderabad and accepted by the Sukhoi Design Bureau. The launcher must undergo one more final test before it is fitted onto the Su-30 MKI for flight trials.
