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"Unlike the Brahmos missile, its version
is a little smaller and can be located in a torpedo tube,"
the CEO said. According to Leonov, an aircraft version of the Brahmos
missile is also being developed, which will allow Russian-made Sukhoi
Su-30MKI fighter jets making up the mainstay of India’s Air Force
to carry more cruise missiles.
As of today, a Su-30MKI fighter jet can be armed with only one Brahmos
missile. Leonov confirmed the information that future Indian-made submarines
would be armed with Brahmos cruise missiles. "The Indian Defense
Ministry is planning to provide future submarines with Brahmos missiles,"
the CEO said.
The cruise missile was successfully launched from an underwater test
bench in the spring of 2013 as part of its trials. In 2016, India is
planning to start flight tests of the aircraft version of the Brahmos
missile, using a Su-30MKI fighter jet. The company manufacturing the
Brahmos missile said earlier that it was ready to develop a compact
version of the missile in 2017. The company said that the missile would
be launched from submarines and fifth-generation fighter jets under
development by Russia and India.
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