India is in the final stages of negotiating the export of BrahMos missiles to Vietnam, with only minor clearances pending. Domestic production of critical components like boosters and warheads is advancing, aiming to reduce costs and enhance India's defense manufacturing capabilities.
India is in the final stages of negotiating the sale of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to Vietnam, with only minor clearances remaining. BrahMos Aerospace chief Jaiteerth Joshi also revealed ongoing discussions with other countries for potential exports and highlighted significant cost reductions and rising indigenous content in the missile program.
India and Russia are jointly developing smaller and hypersonic variants of the BrahMos missile, enhancing the Indian Armed Forces' multi-domain strike capabilities. The missile system has already seen expansion into naval, submarine, and air-launched versions.
India is developing the Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LR-LACM) as a cost-effective complement to the Brahmos, enhancing sustained combat operations with its 1,500 km range and lower cost per unit.
Vietnam has become the latest country to enter talks to buy India’s supersonic BrahMos missile – and at least 15 more are reportedly interested – as defence ministries across Asia and elsewhere increasingly look beyond Western-made systems. New Delhi and Hanoi are in advanced negotiations over a potential US$700 million deal, with talks progressing during Vietnamese President To Lam’s visit to India this week, where he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other...
