India Bags $450 Million in BrahMos Missile Export Deals
India has secured two export orders for its BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system worth approximately 40 billion Indian rupees ($450 million).
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh announced the development recently but did not disclose the customer nations.
The deals signed over the past month mark the first new export contracts for the jointly developed Indian-Russian missile since the Philippines acquired three BrahMos coastal defense batteries in 2022 for 18.9 billion Philippine pesos ($322 million).
Vietnam and Indonesia have expressed interest in acquiring the system in recent years, but no agreement has been finalized so far.
Validates India’s Missile Technology
The latest contracts underscore India’s growing success in defense exports and validate its long-term investment in indigenous missile technology.
They also underscore the BrahMos system’s growing operational reputation, following its use by the Indian Armed Forces during the May clashes with Pakistan.
“Whether it’s the export of the BrahMos to the Philippines or cooperation with other countries in the future, India is now playing the role of a giver, not just a taker,” Singh said while displaying the first batch of BrahMos missiles manufactured at a newly opened facility in Uttar Pradesh state.
“This is the true identity of Aatmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India), the vision with which the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi-led Government began its journey in 2014.”
BrahMos
Jointly developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya, the missile is capable of speeds of up to Mach 3.
The two-stage weapon uses a solid-propellant booster and a liquid-fueled ramjet sustainer engine capable of engaging land and sea targets at ranges of up to 490 kilometers (302 miles).
The missile follows a sea-skimming trajectory for low radar visibility and delivers high accuracy with a 300-kilogram (661-pound) conventional warhead.
BrahMos is available in multiple variants, including coastal defense, ship-launched, air-launched, and potential future submarine-launched versions.
