Indian Air Force Tests Extended-Range BrahMos Cruise Missile In Bay of Bengal

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has test-fired an extended-range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in the Bay of Bengal.

The air-launched version of the missile was fired by a Su-30 MKI fighter to "carry out a precision strike against a ship target".

The extended-range variant of the BrahMos test-fired by the IAF can strike targets at a range of over 400 kilometers, ANI has reported.

The range of the BrahMos has been extended to over 400 kilometers since India became part of the Missile Technology Control Regime.

Previously, the stated range of the missile was limited to 290 kilometers.

Work is ongoing to increase the range of the missile to around 800 kilometers, which would allow the Indian armed forces to take out targets deep inside enemy territory.

The latest test of the missile comes just weeks after the Western Command of the Indian Army tested the extended-range version of the missile in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

India has conducted multiple tests of the BrahMos cruise missile from the Andaman & Nicobar Islands this year.

In February, a BrahMos missile was test-fired from a land-based launcher there. An extended-range version of the missile was tested in March, and the anti-ship version was tested in April.

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