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Name the aircraft by which India successfully test-fired the air version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha, on 8 December 2021.

Name the aircraft by which India successfully test-fired the air version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha, on 8 December 2021. Correct Answer Sukhoi 30 MK-I

The correct answer is Sukhoi 30 MK-I.Key Points

  • DRDO on 8 april 2022 successfully flight-tests Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
  • DRDO on 27 March 2022 successfully flight-tests India Army version of Medium Range Air to Surface missile at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
  • DRDO on 23 December 2021 successfully conducted a second flight - test of the indigenously developed conventional Surface to Surface missile ‘Pralay’ from Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.

Additional Information

  • BrahMos
    • The name of the BrahMos missile was taken from the Indian Brahmaputra river and the Russian Moscow river.
    • In 2017 Brahmos was first time successfully flight-tested.
    • BrahMos missile is a supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from Land, Aircraft, Ship or Submarine.
  • Sukhoi 30 MK
    • It is a twinjet fighter developed by Russia under the licence of HAL

Important Points

  • 1 Mach = Sound speed.
  • Supersonic means equal to 3.5 Mach.
  • Hypersonic > 5 Mach
  • It is based on the Ramjet engine.​
  • A cruise missile means it can change its path after launching.

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