NEW DELHI: India on Friday inked that (Rs 2,770 crore) $ 375 million deal to export BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines, which has had a running battle with China over territorial claims in the South China Sea in recent months.
The first contract to export 290-km wide range of BrahMos missile, which India has been developed jointly with Russia, will pave the way for more deals such as the Philippines and other ASEAN countries such as Indonesia and Vietnam, as previously reported by TOI.
Team India BrahMos Aerospace signs 375 million deal with the Philippines “This contract is also strategically significant in the backdrop of expansionism and strong-arm tactics of China with its neighbors in the South China Sea,” a source said.
The Philippines will get at least three missile batteries of anti-ship systems based coast of BrahMos, (non-nuclear) conventional lethal weapons that fly almost three times the speed of sound at Mach 2.8, in addition to training for operators and the necessary integrated logistics support package , “This contract is for the Philippine Navy’s coastal defense.
Next could be a larger contract for his Army.
Similarly, talks to export BrahMos missiles for Indonesia is in an advanced stage,” the source added.
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India has also supported the freedom of navigation and for all in the South China Sea in accordance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Having long languished in a strategic position vulnerable to between three arms importer in the world, India is now trying to build a defense-industrial base in the country is strong and a major exporter of weapons systems.
Other countries that have shown interest in acquiring the BrahMos missile, which has emerged as a “precision-strike weapon of choice” for the Indian armed forces, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.
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As reported by TOI earlier, the range of air-breathing BrahMos missile, which has also been deployed in eastern Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh during the ongoing military confrontation with China, is being extended from the original 290-km to the 350-400-km now.
The armed forces of India has placed an order worth more than Rs 36,000 crore for BrahMos missiles for years.
The Army, for example, has four BrahMos regiments now, with each other in the street.
The Navy, in turn, has been equipped with 11 front-line warships, including the latest destroyer INS Visakhapatnam, with BrahMos vertical launch system.
IAF has also inducted two squadrons BrahMos land, with leaner air launched version is also being progressively installed on the Sukhoi-30MKI.
India to export Brahmos missiles to the Philippines, signed $ 374 million agreements
