IAF to increase Sukhois armed with BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with over 500km-range


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New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to increase the number of Sukhoi 30 (SU-30) MKI fighters integrated with BrahMos supersonic missile, which now has a range of over 500 kilometres, ThePrint has learnt. Sources in the defence and security establishment said the IAF currently has 40 SU-30 MKI with BrahMos, the only supersonic cruise missile in the world. Sources in the defence and security establishment also said that while the range of the missile was 290 km earlier, it has been extended to over 500 km. The land-launched BrahMos has a range of about 400 kilometres and...