Rs 3000000000 and BrahMos stockpile in…: BIG trouble for Pakistan as India, Russia plan to…
The BrahMos missile, dubbed India’s ‘Brahmastra’, devastated Pakistani military infrastructure, including key airbases, during Operation Sindoor, and now there is more bad news for the enemy country as India and Russia are in talks to develop an improved, more advanced version of the deadly missile.
India, Russia to produce more advanced version of BrahMos
According to a report by the Economic Times, a new BrahMos manufacturing unit will be set up at a cost of Rs 300 crore in Uttar Pradesh, where the new version of BrahMos missiles will be mass produced. Earlier this month, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated a BrahMos Aerospace manufacturing unit in Lucknow, which is spread over 80 hectares and was built under the Uttar Pradesh Defense Industrial Corridor project.
New BrahMos unit set up in Lucknow
The Lucknow unit of BrahMos Aerospace has an anchor unit PTC and seven supporting facilities, aimed at boosting India’s missile manufacturing capacity, and furthering the ambitious ‘Make in India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ projects, that aim to make India self-reliant in defence manufacturing.
As per experts, increased production capacity will significantly bring down the cost per unit of BrahMos missiles, especially with the new, more indigenized production units. This is also being seen as a major step towards self-reliance in defence manufacturing as several critical components, earlier imported from Russia, are now being produced indigenously.
Additionally, the setting of up of new BrahMos manufacturing units will generate employment in these area, apart from boosting India’s missile production capacity, which means the country can export more of these missiles, and become a major defence exporter.
Currently, a single BrahMos supersonic cruise missile cost around Rs 34 crore to make, but increased mass production indigenization could potentially cut the production cost by a significant margin in the future.
Experts believe that ancillary industries related to the production of BrahMos, such as those who manufacture aerospace-grade materials and other essential components, will see immense growth with the establishment of more missile production units in the country. This will accelerate industrial development and boost India’s economy.
How BrahMos brought Pakistan to its knees
The BrahMos supersonic missiles were used extensively by Indian Armed Forces to strike Pakistani military sites during Operation Sindoor, and caused major devastation on Pakistani airbases, forcing the enemy to virtually beg for a ceasefire. According to reports, India fired as many as 15 BrahMos missiles on Pakistani airbases, each one reportedly hitting its intended target.
The BrahMos is a medium-range cruise missile with a range between 450 to 600 kilometers, which can be launched from land, air, and sea, making it a versatile offensive option for any army.
As per official details, BrahMos missile is capable of reaching a top of speed of Mach 2.8 (almost three times the speed of sound), making it highly difficult for even the most advanced modern air defense systems to intercept and neutralize.
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