This will give more firepower to the Indian Armed Forces.
New Delhi: The Indian Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF) are going to get armed with land-attack BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles which destroy the targets at a range of 800 km and beyond. This addition will give more firepower to the Indian Armed Forces.
The proposal for the acquisition of around 250 of these missiles has been cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council and will now be taken to the Cabinet Committee on Security for final approval, defence sources told news agency ANI.
The land-attack BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles would be part of the units handling the missiles and would be deployed in both desert and high-altitude areas, said defence sources.
The missiles earlier used to have a range of around 300 km but their capabilities have been enhanced significantly and can now hit targets at a distance of up to 800 km and beyond.
The proposal from the two forces for the BrahMos cruise missiles is a repeat order of the missiles that the Indian Navy is getting, they said.
The BrahMos has been one of the most successful joint ventures in the Indian weapon manufacturing industry, even though a majority of it is produced by the Russian side.
The Indian side is working towards indigenisation of the major portions of the weapon system and has achieved success in some areas with support from the private sector industry.
The missile is being successfully exported to the Philippines with Russian support and more countries are showing interest in it.
The BrahMos Aerospace, under its new leadership, is also working towards BrahMos Next Generation missiles, which would be produced in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
(With ANI inputs)
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