India has secured two new export contracts for its BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system, valued at around 40 billion Indian rupees ($450 million), marking another milestone in the nation’s growing defense export portfolio.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh announced the development but withheld details regarding the purchasing countries. The agreements, finalized over the past month, represent the first new BrahMos export deals since 2022, when the Philippines acquired three coastal defense batteries for 18.9 billion pesos ($322 million).
While Vietnam and Indonesia have both shown interest in the system in recent years, formal deals have yet to materialize.
BrahMos: India’s Flagship Missile Program
Co-developed by India’s DRDO and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya, the BrahMos is one of the fastest operational supersonic cruise missiles, capable of reaching Mach 3.
The two-stage missile employs a solid-propellant booster and a liquid-fueled ramjet engine, enabling it to strike land and sea targets up to 490 kilometers (302 miles) away with pinpoint accuracy.
Flying on a sea-skimming trajectory to minimize radar detection, the missile carries a 300-kilogram conventional warhead and is available in ship-, air-, and land-based variants, with a submarine-launched version under development.
