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BrahMos Next Generation: The BrahMos Next Generation (NG) supersonic cruise missile, being developed for the first time in India, will enhance the strike capability of all three armed forces. It will weigh less than half of the current BrahMos missile in terms of weight and cost. More missiles can be loaded onto the Su-30 fighter aircraft than before. The first batch of the most advanced BrahMos-NG will be ready in the next year.

Meanwhile, the first BrahMos missile currently in use has been completed. Its delivery will take place on Sunday, 11 May 2025. Dr. Sudhir Mishra, the then MD and CEO of BrahMos Aerospace, played a crucial role in setting up the BrahMos production unit in Lucknow. He is currently an advisor at DRDO. Dr. Mishra told about the features of this center while talking to Dainik Jagran.

The production of BrahMos-NG is being undertaken as a joint venture between India and Russia. The existing BrahMos missile weighs 2900 kilograms, while the missile with NG technology will weigh only 1260 kilograms. With the modification, the Sukhoi aircraft will be able to load up to five missiles instead of one. Its range will be 300 km. The Army’s system will be able to load six missiles instead of three at a time. The capacity of naval warships will also increase.

Currently, BrahMos is produced in Thiruvananthapuram, Nagpur, Hyderabad, and Pilani. Lucknow will be its fifth production unit, but the NG technology missile will only be produced in Lucknow. Currently, 80 to 100 existing missiles are produced every year. In the next year, 100 to 150 NG missiles will begin to be produced. Then a total of 250 missiles of both types will be able to be produced each year. To meet the increasing demand for this missile from all three units of armed forces, the plan for establishing another production center was made and work commenced in December 2021.

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