BRAHMOS MISSILE
BrahMos missile system to see over USD 600 million exports, is benchmark for India's emerging export story: Defence Secretary
Defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh hailed the BrahMos cruise missile as India's emerging export story, with exports to cross $600 million. He pointed out the major export destinations of the missile and highlighted the weapon's performance during Operation Sindoor. Defence exports touched an all-time high of Rs 38,424 crore in FY 2025-26, seeing an increase of Rs 14,802 crore (62.66%) over the previous fiscal year's figure of Rs 23,622 crore.
Finalising a deal for Brahmos missiles with Indonesia will top the agenda of PM Modi's Jakarta trip
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to focus on concluding a deal to supply BrahMos missile missiles to Indonesia during his Jakarta visit in July. If signed, Indonesia would become the third Southeast Asian buyer of the missile system after Philippines and Vietnam.
Rajnath Singh flags off first batch of BrahMos missiles in Lucknow
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday flagged off the first batch of BrahMos missiles at the BrahMos Aerospace Production Unit in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, under the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ mission. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was present at the event.
Brahmos missiles to be made in Lucknow, PM Modi lauds indigenous weapons, urges people to embrace 'swadeshi' spirit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Indian citizens to embrace 'swadeshi' and prioritize locally-made products, emphasizing its importance amid global economic instability. He highlighted that supporting indigenous goods is a true service to the nation, especially with the US imposing tariffs on exports from India.
Shehbaz Sharif admits Pakistan caught unawares by Brahmos missile
Shehbaz Sharif on Brahmos Missile: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif admitted that the Pakistan Army was caught off guard by India's Brahmos missile strikes on May 9-10, which included the Rawalpindi airport. Sharif revealed that Pakistan had planned a retaliatory attack, but India preempted it with the Brahmos strikes across multiple provinces. The strikes damaged the northern air command-control network at Nur Khan airbase.
India-Indonesia framework pact for defence tech in works
India and Indonesia are finalizing a framework agreement for defense cooperation and technology sharing, discussing major projects like Brahmos missiles, air defense systems, and submarine technology. The agreement could facilitate co-production of weapon systems and technology transfer, with Indonesia already showing interest in the Brahmos system. President Prabowo Subianto is in India to advance these discussions.
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Govt clears Rs 31,000 cr defence orders
The government has cleared weapons acquisitions worth over ₹31,000 crore, including the single largest order ever to the Indian private sector. Approvals have been granted by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for purchase of Brahmos missiles and launchers for the navy and high powered radars and close in weapon systems (CIWS) for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
CO, two others responsible for Brahmos missile misfire into Pakistan sacked by IAF
As reported by ET, the high-level inquiry into the incident had pointed out lapses by a Group Captain who was commanding the missile unit near Ambala that led to the misfiring of an unarmed Brahmos deep into Pakistan. The incident had raised strong protests from Pakistan and the Indian defence minister made a statement in Parliament, promising a detailed inquiry and fixing of accountability.
Jaishankar, Philippines counterpart talk security
The two ministers also discussed health as well as regional and global matters of mutual interest, according to the Philippines Foreign Ministry.
India successfully test-fires Brahmos missile
ith new the added technologies, including the control system, the missile was test-fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch pad-III at Chandipur around 10.45 am, said a source at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
India in advanced stage of negotiations with Philippines for export of BrahMos missiles
BrahMos is a supersonic missile for the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force. This universal missile can be launched from ships, mobile launchers, submarines and aircraft.
India, Philippines close to finalising BrahMos missile deal
"India and Philippines are in an advanced stage of negotiations over the sale of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. Export order likely to be placed soon," government sources told ANI. "DRDO and BrahMos Aerospace together have been pushing hard for exports of this missile to friendly foreign countries: for the last few months," sources said.
Integration of Brahmos missiles into Sukhoi jets fast-tracked
The decision to speed up implementation of the strategic project was taken nearly six weeks after the Balakot air strikes and subsequent Pakistani retaliation.
MTCR benefit: India, Russia to develop 600-km range cruise missiles that can cover entire Pakistan
MTCR guidelines prohibit its members from transfer, sale or joint production of missiles beyond 300-km range with countries outside the club.
India test-fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile
BrahMos Aerospace, an Indo-Russian joint venture, is also in advance stage of test launching the air version of the sophisticated missile system and work on the project is in progress.
6 new BrahMos missile systems for Navy likely
Defence sources said the issue of the $2.5 billion Avro replacement programme is also likely to be discussed.
BrahMos missile test-fired, meets all flight parameters
The supersonic cruise missile hit the designated land- based target with the desired accuracy, said the statement issued by BrahMos.
Work to integrate Brahmos on 40 Sukhoi aircraft begins
The work to integrate the Brahmos missile on 40 Sukhoi combat aircraft has begun. A timeline for the project is being set, official sources said without elaborating.
PM Narendra Modi expresses delight over successful Brahmos test
In a major milestone, a Brahmos missile was today successfully test fired for the first time from the Indian Air Force's frontline Sukhoi-30 MKI combat jet.
ET Defence Bulletin: In a show of strength, Indian Navy fires Brahmos missile from INS Chennai
India's urgent arms deals of Rs 20,000 crore, China's military exercised aimed at India, Japan and US, and developing of a combat ready aircraft jointly by India and UK also make key defence related developments of the day.
Army to have 2 more regiments of Brahmos missile: Manohar Parrikar
The Defence Minister was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the commissioning ceremony for the 50th batch of medical graduates of all three forces.
L&T inaugurates new production line for BrahMos TLC
BRAHMOS Missile System, which was successfully test-fired recently, is integrated with L&T manufactured Composite Airframes and two different versions of Transport Launch Canister (TLC).
BrahMos missile successfully fired in salvo mode
Further boosting Navy's firepower, the 290km-range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully fired from a naval warship INS Trikand in salvo mode in the Arabian Sea.
Indian navy successfully test-fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile
The Navy today successfully test-fired the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, capable of carrying a conventional warhead of 300 kg.
Brahmos supersonic cruise missile test fired successfully
India today successfully test fired Brahmos supersonic cruise missile as part of a user trial by the Army from the test range at Chandipur.
Hypersonic version of Brahmos missile on the way
A hypersonic version of Brahmos missile is being evaluated and companies in India and Russia are working overtime to design and develop various components for it.
Brahmos likely to be flight tested on Thursday
Brahmos cruise missile is likely to be flight tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off Orissa coast on Thursday.
Brahmos-2 to be inducted in five years
An improved version of the Brahmos missile - the hypersonic Brahmos version-2 cruise missile - is in the process of development and will be ready for induction in the army in the next five years, a top defence official said here on Sunday.
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