Desi Delight | BrahMos becomes first Indian missile to receive fleet release clearance (FRC)

Successful BrahMos test gives IAF big strategic boost in Indian Ocean Region

By Anantha Krishnan M 

Bengaluru: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday successfully test-fired the BrahMos air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) from its frontline striker Sukhoi (Su-30 MKI). 

This was the second test-firing of the BrahMos ALCM from Sukhoi, the first being held on November 22, 2017 against a sea target. The AIF thereby 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. 

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