Indian navy to mount Brahmos on Tu-142 instead of IL-38

NEW DELHI - The Indian navy has decided to mount the BrahMos missile on its eight Tupolev Tu-142 maritime surveillance aircraft instead of its Ilyushin IL-38s, after a recent crash between two IL-38s left the aircraft in short supply. Two of the navy's five IL-38s were destroyed in an Oct. 1...

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