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| Company type | Government-owned corporation |
|---|---|
| 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 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 Mashinostroyenia of Russia. Company's name is a portmanteau formed from the names of two rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.
The company currently manufactures BrahMos missile with a range of 290 km and traveling at speeds of Mach 2.8.[1] It is currently developing BrahMos-II, a hypersonic cruise missile.[citation needed]
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[2] and an ability to hit protected targets with pinpoint accuracy.[2][3]
- ^ "India successfully test-fires extended-range version of BrahMos missile from Sukhoi". The Economic Times. 12 May 2022. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ 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.
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