In a significant milestone, India and the Philippines will sign a USD 375 million deal for the sale of the BrahMos supersonic anti-ship cruise missile today, according to government sources.
They went on to say that the Philippines’ senior defence officials will be in attendance, while India would be represented by its ambassador. The Philippines Navy will use these missiles.
The Philippines Navy accepted an Indian BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited proposal costing USD 374.9 million earlier this month to supply Shore-Based Anti-Ship Missile systems.
The BrahMos export order would be India’s largest in this industry, and it is projected to vault the country into the ranks of arms exporter countries, as more orders for the missile are expected from other friendly countries as well.
The development is being heralded as a watershed moment in the government’s Make in India (Aatmanirbhar Bharat) initiative. Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) and BrahMos Aerospace have been advocating for exports of BrahMos missile systems to friendly foreign states, which were developed jointly by India and Russia.
