BrahMos Aerospace explained

The BrahMos Aerospace is an Indo-Russian multinational aerospace and defense corporation, with core manufacturing concentrations in Cruise missiles. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, it was founded as a joint venture between the India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and NPO Mashinostroyeniya of Russia. Company's name is a portmanteau formed from the names of two rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.

The company currently manufactures BrahMos missile with a range of 800 km and traveling at speeds of Mach 2.8.^[1] It is also reportedly developing BrahMos-II, a hypersonic cruise missile.^[2]

India is a member of the MTCR, India and Russia are now planning to jointly develop a new generation of Brahmos missiles with 600 km-plus range^[3] and an ability to hit protected targets with pinpoint accuracy.^{[3] [4]}

As of 2006, BAPL had a production rate of 100 missiles per year with plans to increase the number to 400 by 2009.^[5] As of 2024, the under-construction Lucknow facility will produce 80-100 missiles a year when it starts operation in 2026.^[6]

History

After the Gulf War of the 1990s, there was a feeling that it was necessary to have a cruise missile system in India. As a result, in 1998, then Scientific Advisor of India to Defence Minister A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and Deputy Defence Minister of Russia N.V. Mikhailov signed an inter-governmental agreement in Moscow.^[7]

India holds a 70% share stake in the company and Russia holds the other 30% .

Facilities

• BrahMos Aerospace production centre first started at Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh.
• In 2007, BrahMos Aerospace acquired Kerala Hitech Industries Limited at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala and converted it into the second missile making unit for a world-class missile facility with system integration and testing.^{[8] [9]} The unit operates as BrahMos Aerospace Trivandrum Limited (BATL) — a wholly owned subsidiary of BrahMos Aerospace.^[10] The facility has a limited land of >15acres. In late October 2024, Government of Kerala proposed relocating the BATL facility from its present location in Chackai to a 186acres land in Nettukaltheri, near Neyyar Dam. This move is important for Thiruvananthapuram International Airport's runway expansion that is planned. Preliminary round of discussion was completed and the proposal was forwarded by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. However, the Ministry of Defence has not cleared the move yet.^[11]
• BrahMos Aerospace is going to set up a 200-acre factory for the production of BrahMos-NG in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow.^{[12] [13]} This third unit that will be involved in the production of BrahMos missile at a rate of 80-100 units a year from 2026 onwards.^[14]
• As per a report in 2012, there are plans to establish another manufacturing facility and production centre for BrahMos in Nagpur in Maharashtra.^[15]

Aim and objective

The fulfil the aim which was to design, develop, manufacture and market the world's fastest supersonic cruise missile system.^[16]

Organisation and leadership

Sr. No.	Name	From	Till
1.		1998	2014
2.		2014	2021
3.	Atul Dinkar Rane	2021	Current

External links

Official

• • Official Website of the BrahMos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram Limited
• BrahMos - A project of two Governments
• BrahMos - A Missile with a Niche

Others

• India and Russia will decide on export of BrahMos
• BATL set to make BrahMos engines
• Prime Minister Manmohan Singh commends BrahMos team
• BrahMos Aerospace plans expansion
• New missile race: America and Russia are joined by India and China

Notes and References

1. Web site: Menon . Adithya Krishna . 2 February 2024 . Indian Navy Tests BrahMos Missile With 'Enhanced Range' of 900 km . 2 February 2024 . Naval News . en-US.
2. News: 10 January 2012 . BrahMos 2 Hypersonic Missile to be ready in five years . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004222731/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-01-10/news/30611918_1_brahmos-aerospace-air-version-brahmos-missile . 4 October 2013 . 23 February 2012 . The Economic Times.
3. Web site: MTCR benefit: India, Russia to develop 600-km range cruise missiles that can cover entire Pakistan . The Economic Times. 19 October 2016.
4. Web site: BrahMos missile with higher range: This 'killer' India-Russia project will scare Pakistan and China . The Financial Express (India). 19 October 2016.
5. Grevatt . J. . 2007-03-01 . BrahMos plans to boost missile production by 300% . ResearchGate.
6. News: 2023-09-23 . Lucknow shoots for the sky with Brahmos missile . 2024-11-01 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
7. Web site: Singh . Mayank . 2024-06-12 . ‘True Brahmastra BrahMos wants to offer unique precision strike system’ . 2024-11-01 . The New Indian Express . en.
8. News: Missile man of India Sivathanu Pillai describes BrahMos plans. The Hindu . 31 December 2007. 28 February 2012.
9. News: BrahMos takes over KELTEC. The Hindu . 6 December 2007. 28 February 2012.
10. News: About BrahMos Aerospace Trivandrum Limited. BrahMos Aerospace Trivandrum Limited. 4 December 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130802083303/http://batl.co.in/about_us.php. 2 August 2013.
11. News: 2024-10-29 . Land proposed in Nettukaltheri to relocate BrahMos Aerospace . 2024-11-01 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
12. News: Rajnath Singh inaugurates Brahmos missile manufacturing unit in Lucknow. 27 December 2021. Business Standard. 14 January 2022.
13. News: Uttar Pradesh to start manufacturing BrahMos missiles soon. Times of India. 24 August 2021. 14 January 2022.
14. News: 2024-05-10 . BrahMos to be produced in Lucknow by 2026: Rajnath Singh . 2024-11-01 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
15. News: 3rd BrahMos centre in Nagpur. Deccan Chronicle. 6 July 2012. 8 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120706083632/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/south/3rd-brahmos-centre-nagpur-162. 6 July 2012.
16. News: BrahMos Aerospace. BrahMos Aerospace. 14 January 2022. 12 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230212092119/https://www.brahmos.com/. dead.