RAPIER MISSILE FIRING

RAPIER MISSILE LAUNCHER FALKLANDS

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RAPIER MISSILE (MIF) MISSILE IN FLIGHT

India Unveils Ambitious BrahMos Missile paid for with British overseas aid

The Indo-Russian BrahMos supersonic cruise missile joint venture will expand this year into perhaps its toughest domain, with the company announcing it is nearly ready to conduct the first test of the BrahMos-A, an air-launched version of the weapon.In the works for at least eight years, the BrahMos-A has been integrated onto a specially constructed reinforced belly hardpoint of a modified Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-built Sukhoi Su-30 MKI, says BrahMos CEO A. Sivathanu Pillai. Captive trials with a full mock-up missile will be conducted in the next two months, with a first test-firing off the east coast of India in early 2014. “The missile integration is nearly complete to the satisfaction of all concerned, including the Indian air force (IAF). Preliminary ground tests will begin shortly. We will build confidence before beginning flight tests and then a test-firing,” Pillai said in Bengaluru during the recent Aero India show.The BrahMos-A is a modified version of the baseline land- or ship-launched version, sporting a smaller booster and fins for airborne stability after launch. The missile also has been modified to relocate its umbilical connector. The missile is designed for a release height from a Su-30MKI of 500-14,000 meters (1,640-46,000 ft.). After a free fall of 100-150 meters, the BrahMos-A has a cruise phase at 14,000 meters and terminal phase at 15 meters.Read More HERE

As I have stated before India should feed its starving population and spend money on health care and stem the epidemic of child and women rape, once they become a civilized Country maybe they can spend money on their military, spend their own money not money from the United Kingdom, apparently they call our overseas aid a `peanut` well they don't have to eat it do they?