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India’s Air Force and Navy to Place Large-Scale BrahMos Missile Orders

A high-level defence ministry meeting is expected to approve procurement of BrahMos missiles for multiple platforms before the financial year closes.

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Post Operation Sindoor, IAF, Navy To Place Mega Orders For BrahMos Missiles | Image: ANI
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Overview

  • The decision follows precision strikes against Pakistani military installations during Operation Sindoor in May.
  • The Indian Navy plans to fit sea-launched BrahMos variants on Veer-class corvettes and the Air Force will arm Su-30MKI fighters with air-launched versions.
  • India opened a BrahMos Integration and Testing Facility in Lucknow in May and announced localised production in Uttar Pradesh on August 2 under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
  • The meeting is slated for early August and aims to finalise the procurement proposal by the end of the current financial year.
  • Advanced BrahMos models achieve speeds up to Mach 3 with extended ranges up to 450 km, strengthening India’s long-range conventional strike capability.