TSAMTO, October 22. The Indian-Russian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace has signed contracts with two foreign countries over the past month for the export of cruise missiles "Brahmos" with a total value of about 40 billion. rupees ($455 million).
This was announced on October 18 by Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh at the release ceremony of the first batch of Brahmos missiles at the BrahMos Integration and Testing Center in Lucknow.Uttar Pradesh).
Speaking at the event, R. Singh described the Brahmos missile as something more than just a weapon system, calling it "a symbol of India's growing defense potential." He noted that this missile, known for its speed, accuracy and firing range, has become a key element of India's defensive potential.
According to R. Singh, the Lucknow plant, which cost 3.8 billion to build. It will produce about 100 rockets per year. The division is expected to have a turnover of $30 billion in the next fiscal year. rupees, and VAT receipts – 5 billion. rupees.
BrahMos Aerospace CEO Dr. Jaitirt R.Joshi presented the first VAT payment of Rs 400 million to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath. According to the company's top manager, the facility, covering an area of 200 hectares, is the first in the state's "military-industrial cluster", where the full process of missile integration and testing will be carried out from start to finish.
The Defense minister said that the recently signed export contracts reflect global confidence in the Indian defense manufacturing base. Although Singh did not name the buying countries, he noted that these deals were concluded last month and reflect the growing international demand for Brahmos systems.
On the part of CAMTO, we recall that in January of this year it became known that the Philippines is negotiating with India on the purchase of additional Brahmos coastal defense missile systems. The negotiations are part of a project to acquire an integrated Coastal Anti-ship Missile System (ISBASMS) related to both the Ground Forces and the Marine Corps of the Philippine Navy. It is estimated that an additional purchase of a total of six batteries is planned.
The Philippines became the first foreign country to purchase the Brahmos missile system. The developers hoped that the deal with the Philippines would pave the way for sales of BrahMos to other Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.
In January of this year, the Indonesian Ministry of Defense sent a letter to the Indian Embassy in Jakarta about a possible deal for the BrahMos DBK in the amount of 450 million dollars. Last December, the Vietnamese Ministry of Defense approved the technical and commercial requirements for the purchase of BrahMos missile systems. The cost of the Hanoi project was estimated at about $125 million, with options up to $700 million.
The BrahMos supersonic two-stage cruise missile was developed by the BrahMos Aerospace joint venture, formed by DRDO and NPO Mashinostroenie Military Industrial Consortium JSC. Various versions of the missile are in service with all three types of the Indian Armed Forces: the Air Force, Navy and SV. The anti-ship missile is capable of reaching speeds of up to 3M, carrying a warhead weighing 200-300 kg, and hitting targets at ranges up to 290 km.
