India Test-fired Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile

India today successfully test-fired two BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles over two days which validated the operation of several unspecified new components. These new components will allow India to extend the service life of its existing missile stock by replacing old parts which may be facing obsolescence or has reached the end of their storage life.  In March, India tested an indigenously made seeker.  The current test is believed to be to validate an indigenously designed rocket booster.

India hopes to upgrade the BrahMos to a hypersonic weapon within a decade.

Economic Times

Economic Times

F-15 Beats F-35 - Sometimes

The F-35 based at Kadena Air Force Base in Japan reportedly get beaten by F-15 occasionally in training missions.  However, it is inconclusive which is the better aircraft because the training scenario is unknown. For example, the F-35 Lightning II is able to claim an impressive kill ratio between 24:0 to 15:1 in other exercises. The superb kill ratios are achieved when the F-35 is used as designed - maximising its stealth and electronic warfare capability while operating with other supporting aircraft.

Training exercises can be also simple academic set up - one versus one basic fighter maneuver or tactical intercept scenario. This is where the F-35 may not always achieve good result.

Military.com

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