DRDO test-fires guided bomb from Sukhoi combat jet

New Delhi, May 24

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday successfully test-fired an indigenously-developed 500 kg class guided bomb from a Sukhoi combat jet at Pokhran in Rajasthan.

The Defence Ministry said the guided bomb achieved the desired range and hit the target with high precision.

“The DRDO successfully flight tested a 500 kg class Inertial Guided Bomb today from Su-30 MKI aircraft from the Pokhran test range in Rajasthan,” it said.

The ministry said all the mission objectives have been met during the test-firing of the bomb, adding it is capable of carrying different warheads.

The test-firing of the guided bomb came two days after the Indian Air Force successfully test-fired the aerial version of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from a Sukhoi jet at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The 2.5 tonne air-to-surface missile has a range of around 300 km, and it will significantly enhance the IAF’s combat capability.

The BrahMos cruise missile travels at a speed of Mach 2.8, nearly three times that of sound. PTI