Sukhoi 30MKI Current Affairs, GK & News
Test-Fire of BrahMos Air Launched missile
The Indian Air Force (IAF) announced that it successfully test-fired an Extended Range (ER) version of the BrahMos air-launched supersonic cruise missile. From which aircraft was the missile launched? BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was launched from the Sukhoi fighter jet (Su-30 MKI) and the missile achieved a direct hit on the designated target (a decommissioned ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) • BrahMos Air Launched Missile • IAF • Russia • Sukhoi 30MKI
Urgent Procurement of 21 MiG 29s, 12 Su 30s following Border Tensions
Earlier during the Indian Air Force Day on the 8th of October 2019, Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhaduria (Chief- India Air Force) stated about the plans for procuring additional aircraft. Now, following the clashes and intense faceoff along the Line of Actual Control over the last couple of months the proposal for procurement is likely to ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Dassault Aviation • Hindustan Aeronautical Limited • Maharashtra • MiG 29 • Mikoyan • Nasik • Russia • Sukhoi 30MKI • Tejas Light Combat Aircraft
“TIGERSHARKS”, First Squadron of Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft inducted by IAF in Tamil Nadu
On January 20, 2020, the 222 Squadron of Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets was inducted by the Indian Air Force in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The squadron has been named “Tiger Sharks”. Highlights The squadron has been inducted with modified Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets that are modified to carry BrahMos missiles. Background The 222 Squadron of Sukhoi-30MKI squadron called ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Brahmos • Djibouti • Gagan Shakti • India China • Indian Air Force • Indian Navy • Indian ocean region • squadron • Sukhoi 30MKI • Tamil Nadu
DRDO to double ASTRA’s range
The DRDO Chief, Mr G Sateesh Reddy recently announced that DRDO (Defence Research Development Organization) is to increase the range of ASTRA air-to-air missiles. India is one of the few countries to own a successful BMD-Ballistic Missile Defence programme. ASTRA Astra (Sanskrit word for weapon) is an all-weather air-to-air missile developed completely by DRDO. Currently, ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Ashwin Missile • Astra missile • Dassault • Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) • DRDO • Prithvi interceptor missile • Sukhoi 30MKI • Tejas
BrahMos cruise missile successfully test-fired from Sukhoi-30 MKI for first time
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. Significance It was for first ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: BrahMos missile • Cruise missile • Defence • Indian Air Force • missile technology • Sukhoi 30MKI • supersonic missile