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Russian-Indian supersonic cruise missile attracts new potential buyers | |
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Vietnam, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates are reportedly interested in the BrahMos system | |
Three more countries are considering purchasing supersonic cruise missiles developed by Russian-Indian consortium BrahMos Aerospace, the joint managing director of the corporation told TASS on Wednesday. | |
Vietnam, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates are in talks with the New Delhi-based consortium to buy the missiles, Aleksandr Maksichev said. Saudi Arabia and Malaysia have also been named as potential buyers of the missiles. | |
The Philippines became the first foreign buyer of the BrahMos, receiving its first batch of the missiles in April under a $375 million deal signed in 2022. | The Philippines became the first foreign buyer of the BrahMos, receiving its first batch of the missiles in April under a $375 million deal signed in 2022. |
Named after the Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers, the BrahMos missile is the result of collaboration between India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya, a rocket design bureau based in Moscow Region. | Named after the Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers, the BrahMos missile is the result of collaboration between India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya, a rocket design bureau based in Moscow Region. |
Widely deployed by the Indian military since 2005, the versatile missile system can engage sea-based and surface targets across air, sea, and sub-sea platforms. The original range of 290km (180 miles) has been extended up to 500km through upgrades. | Widely deployed by the Indian military since 2005, the versatile missile system can engage sea-based and surface targets across air, sea, and sub-sea platforms. The original range of 290km (180 miles) has been extended up to 500km through upgrades. |
The missile’s cruise speed in close to Mach 3, or roughly 1km per second, which is three times faster than the speed of sound. | The missile’s cruise speed in close to Mach 3, or roughly 1km per second, which is three times faster than the speed of sound. |
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