3 Indian Air Force officers were fired for accidentally launching a supersonic cruise missile into nuclear-armed neighbor Pakistan

Business Insider via Yahoo ^ | 08/24/2022 | Matthew Loh

[DFG]

India's Air Force said on Tuesday that it sacked three officers for accidentally firing a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile into neighboring Pakistan in March.

An official inquiry into the mishap "found that deviation from standard operating procedure by three officers led to the accidental firing of the missile," the air force said in a statement, per Reuters.

The BrahMos missile is a nuclear-capable cruise missile developed jointly by Russia and India, with a range of 180 miles and Mach 3 speed capability.

The accident occurred during routine maintenance when a "technical malfunction" caused the missile to fire from the garrison town of Ambala and into Pakistan's Punjab province, the Indian Ministry of Defence said on March 11.

No one was reported injured or killed in the incident.

[M Kehoe]

Oops is right.

Disclaimer:

I don’t speak Hindi, nor do I fly French or Russian fighter aircraft.

But I did stay at a Holiday Inn in Mumbai one time.

5.56mm

[WMarshal]

Wait, the Indians have a supersonic cruise missile while we, the American superpower, does not?

[Nifster]

I hate it when that happens

[Pilgrim's Progress]

They were immediately hired by the Pakistani government and tasked with returning the missiles to sender . . . via launch.

[lump in the melting pot]

And now the Pakis can copy it and make their own.

If it came down at Mach 3, probably not a whole lot left to reverse-engineer...

[lump in the melting pot]

...After all, who among us has not accidentally fired a supersonic cruise missile into another hostile, nuclear-armed country?

Important distinction added in italics...

[csvset]

Hello?... Uh... Hello D- uh hello Dmitri?

[William Tell]

"After all, who among us has not accidentally fired a supersonic cruise missile into another hostile, nuclear-armed country?"

Remember when Reagan said: “My fellow Americans, I’m pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.”

Reagan claimed to not know the mike was hot. Nevertheless, I bet it sent a clear message to the Evil Empire: "Mess with me and I will incinerate you!"

Perhaps India was sending a message.

[JackFromTexas]

During WWII, a USN ship, USS William D. Porter, fired a torpedo at the USS Iowa aboard which was the President, FDR.
“En Route to North Africa, FDR Was Almost Killed by a Torpedo Fired By A US Navy Destroyer”
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/featured/fdr-torpedo-us-navy-destroyer.html?chrome=1

Appropriately enough, when the USS William D. Porter would come into a Harbor or encounter another ship, she was often greeted with the phrase, “Don’t Shoot, I’m a Republican!”