BrahMos Aerospace is an Indo-Russian multinational

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and

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corporation, with core manufacturing concentrations in

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s. Headquartered in

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, it was founded as a

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between the India's

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and

NPO Mashinostroyeniya NPO Mashinostroyeniya () is a rocket design bureau based in Reutov, Russia. During the Cold War it was responsible for several major weapons systems, including the UR-100N Intercontinental ballistic missile and the military Almaz space station ...

of Russia. Company's name is a

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formed from the names of two rivers, the

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of India and the Moskva of Russia. The company currently manufactures the

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2.8. It is also reportedly developing

BrahMos-II BrahMos-II or BrahMos-2 or BrahMos Mark II is a hypersonic scramjet-propelled missile currently under joint development by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyenia, which have together formed Brah ...

, a hypersonic cruise missile. India is a member of the

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, India and Russia are now planning to jointly develop a new generation of Brahmos missiles with 600 km-plus range and an ability to hit protected targets with pinpoint accuracy.

History

After the

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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. India holds a 50.5% share stake in the company and Russia holds the other 49.5%.

Facilities

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: First BrahMos Aerospace production centre. *

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: In 2007, BrahMos Aerospace acquired Kerala Hitech Industries Limited at

and converted it into the second missile making unit for a world-class missile facility with system integration and testing. The unit operates as BrahMos Aerospace Trivandrum Limited (BATL) — a wholly owned subsidiary of BrahMos Aerospace. The facility has a limited land of >. In late October 2024,

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proposed relocating the BATL facility from its present location in Chackai to a 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

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. However, the

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has not cleared the move yet. *

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: BrahMos Aerospace Integration and Testing Facility in Lucknow is the production facility for the existing BrahMos variants as well as the future BrahMos-NG. The foundation stone for the project was laid in December 2021 as a part of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor. 80 acres (0.32 km2) of land was given "free of cost" for the project worth ₹300 crore (US$35 million). The facility was inaugurated on 11 May 2025 by Defence minister

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. Initially, the facility will have an annual production rate of 80-100 units from 2026 onwards, which will later be enhanced to 100-150 units of BrahMos-NG. It also includes a Titanium and Super Alloys Materials Plant (officially, the Strategic Materials Technology Complex) and Defence Testing Infrastructure System (DTIS).

Aim and objective

The fulfil the aim which was to design, develop, manufacture and market the world's fastest supersonic cruise missile system.

Organisation and leadership

References

External links

Official

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Official website of the BrahMos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram Limited
{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026102244/http://www.batl.co.in/index.php , date=26 October 2016 .
BrahMos – A project of two Governments
(PDF; archived)
BrahMos – A Missile with a Niche
(PDF; archived)

Others

India and Russia will decide on export of BrahMos

BATL set to make BrahMos engines

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh commends BrahMos team

BrahMos Aerospace plans expansion
(archived)

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