Overview
- The Ministry of Defence signed the ₹661.50 crore contract with BrahMos Aerospace on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, to procure shipborne launchers and fire‑control systems for Indian Navy warships.
- The procurement was done under the Buy (Indian‑IDDM) category and mandates a minimum 68% indigenous content to boost domestic suppliers and include MSMEs in the supply chain.
- The contract covers two key shipboard components: launchers that hold and fire the missile and the fire‑control system that processes sensor data, tracks targets and cues launches from a warship.
- Officials say the project will accelerate fitting BrahMos on new and older ships, generate employment over three years and strengthen maritime strike capability by enabling more vessels to field the missile.
- This purchase operationalizes earlier policy moves — India joined the MTCR in 2016 and the Cabinet Committee on Security approved extended‑range ship fitments in 2024 — which allow longer‑range BrahMos variants and recent sea trials.