The Extended-Range (ER) variant of India's air-launched BrahMos-A missile has hit its designated target. The Indian Air Force (IAF) said that the Sukhoi Su-30MKI launched the missile on May 12. This is the first launch of the ER variant of the Su-30MKI.
An aircraft from the
No 222 "Tigersharks" Squadron based at Thanjavur in the Indian state of Tamil
Nadu carried out the launch. The IAF has achieved the capability to carry out
precision strikes from Su-30MKI aircraft against land/sea targets at very long
ranges. It is assumed that the ER version would have a 450 km range. The former
version had a 290 km range.
The range extension of the BrahMos took place after India joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) in June 2016, which removed caps on cruise missiles range.
