Overview

• On August 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles will be manufactured in Lucknow’s UP Defence Corridor.
• Major defence firms have committed to set up factories there under the government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative to bolster domestic arms production.
• The new production line will integrate with the ₹300 crore BrahMos testing facility inaugurated in Lucknow in May.
• During Operation Sindoor in May, BrahMos missiles struck nine terror sites and neutralized more than 100 militants, demonstrating their combat effectiveness.
• Modi issued a stern warning to Pakistan that domestically made BrahMos missiles would swiftly destroy terrorists in any future provocation.