Solar Industry's 125kg Bomb Complete Su-30MKI Trials, Preparing for Mirage-2000

Defense News ,India :- India's Solar Industries India Limited (SOLARINDS) has made a big achievement in making weapons for the country's defense. They tested their own 125kg bomb on a Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet.

The boss of SOLARINDS, Satyanarayan Nandlal Nuwal, confirmed this success. It's a big step for the Indian Air Force (IAF) to have a new bomb made in India that can be used in the air to hit targets on the ground.

This bomb is part of a plan called Make-II Defense Production. It's all about making India more independent in making weapons. The bomb is made to be like another bomb called MK-81, which is used a lot worldwide. It should work well with the planes the IAF already has, like the Mirage-2000.

The Solar Group, a company in Nagpur that makes explosives, came up with the idea for this bomb. In November 2023, the head of the IAF checked out the bomb to see how good it was.

Now that the tests on the Su-30MKI are successful, they'll try the bomb on the Mirage-2000 next. If that goes well, the bomb could become a part of what the IAF uses in real missions.

This new bomb being made in India and being used in many IAF planes is really helpful. It means Indian pilots will have a good, locally made weapon for different kinds of missions.