Delivery of BrahMos missile to Philippines expected in 2023: Reports

The joint Indian-Russian enterprise was named after the rivers of Brahmaputra and Moscow

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Delivery of BrahMos missile to Philippines expected in 2023: Reports
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1 min read Last Updated : Aug 29 2022 | 10:35 AM IST

The first deliveries of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines will begin in 2023, co-director of the joint Russian-Indian venture BrahMos Aerospace Alexander Maksichev said, as per local media.

The USD 375-million deal for the supply of BrahMos missiles to the Philippines was reached in January and is the first export contract for BrahMos Aerospace, as per Russian news agency Sputnik.

"The first deliveries of the missiles will begin in 2023 . These will be missiles for coastal defense, a coastal missile system," Maksichev said.

As per the agency, BrahMos Aerospace was established in 1998, specializes in producing cruise missiles and supporting equipment, such as launchers and missile guidance systems.

The joint Indian-Russian enterprise was named after the rivers of Brahmaputra and Moscow.

Meanwhile, BrahMos Aerospace Deputy CEO Sanjeev Joshi received the World Disaster Management Congress for Disaster Risk Reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2021.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Topics :BrahMos supersonic cruise missileRussiaIndiaPhilippines

First Published: Aug 29 2022 | 10:35 AM IST

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