Overview

• Indian defence officials confirmed BrahMos supersonic missiles struck 11 of Pakistan’s 13 major airbases during Operation Sindoor, crippling the country’s air defence network.
• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced the missile’s combat deployment during the inauguration of the Lucknow BrahMos Aerospace facility, a Rs300-crore complex built on 80 hectares for missile integration and testing.
• The air-launched variant, fired from IAF Su-30MKI fighters based in Tamil Nadu, hit targets as far as Rawalpindi’s airport, underscoring the missile’s 400-plus km strike capability.
• India is developing an extended-range BrahMos with an 800 km envelope, submarine-launched and miniaturized fighter-jet versions, and a hypersonic design to enhance offensive reach.
• Exports have begun with BrahMos deliveries to the Philippines and expressions of interest from other Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern nations under India’s defence export drive.