Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
The world's fastest supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was successfully test fired from Indian Air Force's (IAF) Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet for the first time.
The missile was gravity dropped from Su-30MKI from its fuselage and two-stage missile's engine fired up and was propelled towards the intended target in Bay of Bengal.
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The 2.5-ton BrahMos-ALCM (air-launched cruise missile) "can also easily go over 400-km", like its 2.9-ton land and ship-launched variants already inducted into the armed forces.
The BrahMos missile combined with the Sukhoi-30MKI fighter, which has a cruising range of 3,200-km or a combat radius of about 1,500-km without mid-air refuelling, constitutes a decidedly deadly weapons package.
The conventional (non-nuclear) weapon, for instance, can target Chinese aircraft carriers and other warships, or block Pakistan's Gwadar port by sinking a few ships in the harbour for that matter.
The world-class BrahMos is now capable of being launched from the land, sea and air, completing the tactical cruise missile triad for India.
The missile's capability coupled with the Sukhoi-30Mki's superlative performance gives IAF a strategic reach and allows it to dominate the ocean and the battle-fields.
It has already placed orders worth INR 6,516 crore for the BrahMos-ALCM, which takes the total orders for the missiles to INR 27,150 crore from the three Services till now.
BrahMos committed to continue providing the world's fastest supersonic cruise missile to the Army, Navy and IAF.