New Delhi: Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov on Wednesday said work is underway by India and Russia to jointly develop smaller and hypersonic variants of BrahMos missiles, which will further enhance the Indian Armed Forces' multi-domain strike capabilities.Also Read: IAF launches project to produce indigenous long-range kamikaze drones"...boundless is the potential for the further modernisation of the BrahMos missile system, which began with land-based deployment and later expanded into naval, submarine, and air-launched domains. Following the landmark test in 2017, India completed a tactical cruise missile triad, creating an ecosystem that possesses some of the world's fastest and most reliable precision strike systems of this class," Alipov pointed out.Also Read: HAL, Tata, L&T among 10 firms in race for Rs 30,000 crore defence drone dealHe was speaking at the think tank Vivekananda International Foundation here on the occasion of 25 years of the maiden test launch of BrahMos missiles.
India, Russia developing smaller, hypersonic BrahMos: Alipov
India and Russia are working together on new versions of the BrahMos missile. These include smaller and hypersonic models. This development will significantly boost the Indian Armed Forces' ability to strike targets across different domains. The BrahMos missile system has already expanded to naval, submarine, and air-launched versions.
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