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First of all Mig-29 will not be fitted with Brahmos imho, Su-30mki will only carry one brahmos on it
Can somebody elaborate on what are the best scenarios to use Brahmos Armed MKI effectively ?
A Brahmos on a MKI is always a good news.
But doesnt logic dictate that a missile which was intended to be an anti-ship missile in the first place be also fitted on the prime naval fighter in the Indian navy (Mig 29k).....???
A Brahmos on a MKI is always a good news.
But doesnt logic dictate that a missile which was intended to be an anti-ship missile in the first place be also fitted on the prime naval fighter in the Indian navy (Mig 29k).....???
Can this combination be used to take out nuclear tipped ballastic missiles before take off in a scenario like below.
It takes 1 to 2 hours for a ballastic missile to be prepared for take off. During this time, if detected via (drones/satellite/humint), a heavily escorted Su 30 MKI could ingress a couple of hundred Km inside the Pak airspace, let loose a Brahmos (range 300+) km and turn back. Given the speed of a flanker and Brahmos, this 500 KM distance will be covered in about 15 minutes. Add another 10 minutes for the flankers to reach the border from scramble point, it adds up to 25 minutes.
And there is hardly a point in Pakistan more than 500 Km or so from Indian border...
Lots of assumptions, but is this a viable scenario??
Good point however you also need to consider the life cycle of Brahmos
Brahmos was intended to be a anti-ship missile. In its initial life cycle was never intended to be a Air to Surface, Surface to Air missile...However looking at its enormous potential the other variants were introduced...Thus looking at its life cycle it make sense to have the most lethal missile on your most lethal platform.
As far as Navy is concerned i guess somebody mentioned about two dedicated Sqaudrons of MKI for IN... I am sure if technology and specs of our other Fighters allowed then IAF would like to equip all of them with this deadly missile....
Look how this missile has developed from an anti-ship role to play all these roles
* Ship launched, Anti-Ship variant (operational)
* Ship launched, Land attack variant (operational)
* Land launched, Land attack variant (operational)
* Land launched, Anti-Ship variant (existence not confirmed)
* Air launched, Anti-Ship variant (development)
* Air launched, Land attack variant (development) [6]
* Submarine launched, Anti-Ship variant (development)
* Submarine launched, Land attack variant (development)
Awesome isn't it???
Max take off weight dosent matter the wings cannot take a 2.5 ton strain on a single spot they are not something like sidewinders or adders