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.
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| Company type | Government-owned corporation |
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| Industry | Aerospace and Defense |
| Founded | 05 December 1995 |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
Key people | Atul Dinkar Rane (CEO & Managing Director) |
| Products | Cruise missiles |
| Total assets | US$5 billion (2013) |
| Owners | Defense Research and Development Organisation (India) and NPO Mashinostroeyenia (Russia) |
| Website | brahmos.com |
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
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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% .[citation needed]
Facilities
edit- 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 >15 acres (61,000 m2). In late October 2024, Government of Kerala proposed relocating the BATL facility from its present location in Chackai to a 186 acres (0.75 km2) 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][6]
- 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
editThe fulfil the aim which was to design, develop, manufacture and market the world's fastest supersonic cruise missile system.[16]
Organisation and leadership
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References
edit- ^ Menon, Adithya Krishna (2 February 2024). "Indian Navy Tests BrahMos Missile With 'Enhanced Range' of 900 km". Naval News. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "BrahMos 2 Hypersonic Missile to be ready in five years". The Economic Times. 10 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ a b "MTCR benefit: India, Russia to develop 600-km range cruise missiles that can cover entire Pakistan". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "BrahMos missile with higher range: This 'killer' India-Russia project will scare Pakistan and China". The Financial Express (India). Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Grevatt, J. (1 March 2007). "BrahMos plans to boost missile production by 300%". ResearchGate.
- ^ a b "Lucknow shoots for the sky with Brahmos missile". The Times of India. 23 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Singh, Mayank (12 June 2024). "'True Brahmastra BrahMos wants to offer unique precision strike system'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Missile man of India Sivathanu Pillai describes BrahMos plans". The Hindu. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ "BrahMos takes over KELTEC". The Hindu. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ "About BrahMos Aerospace Trivandrum Limited". BrahMos Aerospace Trivandrum Limited. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Land proposed in Nettukaltheri to relocate BrahMos Aerospace". The Times of India. 29 October 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Rajnath Singh inaugurates Brahmos missile manufacturing unit in Lucknow". Business Standard. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh to start manufacturing BrahMos missiles soon". Times of India. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "BrahMos to be produced in Lucknow by 2026: Rajnath Singh". The Times of India. 10 May 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "3rd BrahMos centre in Nagpur". Deccan Chronicle. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "BrahMos Aerospace". BrahMos Aerospace. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
External links
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edit- Official website
- Official Website of the BrahMos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram Limited Archived 26 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- BrahMos - A project of two Governments
- BrahMos - A Missile with a Niche