India is a member of the MTCR, India and Russia are now planning to jointly develop a new generation of Brahmos missiles with 600km-plus range[4] and an ability to hit protected targets with pinpoint accuracy.[4][5]
After the Gulf War of the 1990s, there was a feeling that it was necessary to have a cruise missile system in India.[6] 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.[7][6]
India holds a 50.5% share stake in the company and Russia holds the other 49.5%.[8]
Facilities
As of 2006, BAPL had a production rate of 100 missiles per year with plans to increase the number to 400 by 2009.[9] As of 2025, the Lucknow facility will produce 100-150 missiles a year when it starts operation in 2026.[10][11]
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: On 5 December 2007, BrahMos Aerospace acquired Kerala Hitech Industries Limited at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala and converted it into the second missile making unit for a world-class missile facility with system integration and testing, marking the state's first defence production unit.[12][13] The unit operates as BrahMos Aerospace Trivandrum Limited (BATL) — a wholly owned subsidiary of BrahMos Aerospace.[14] The facility operates on a land of 15.80 acres (63,900m2).[15] In late October 2024, Government of Kerala proposed relocating the BATL facility from its present location in Chackai to a 186 acres (0.75km2) 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 Chief MinisterPinarayi Vijayan. However, the Ministry of Defence has not cleared the move yet.[16] Reports in 2025 also suggested that BATL could be transferred to the direct control of DRDO.[17][18]
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: BrahMos Aerospace Integration and Testing Facility in Lucknow is the production facility for the existing BrahMos variants as well as the future BrahMos-NG.[19] The foundation stone for the project was laid in December 2021 as a part of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor.[20] 80 acres (0.32 km2) of land was given "free of cost" for the project worth ₹300 crore (US$35 million).[8] The facility was inaugurated on 11 May 2025 by Defence minister Rajnath Singh.[19] Initially, the facility will have an annual production rate of 80-100 units from 2026 onwards,[21][11] 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).[19]
Aim and objective
The fulfil the aim which was to design, develop, manufacture and market the world's fastest supersonic cruise missile system.[22]
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