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Till now India has been known as an importer of arms. But now he is busy making himself an arms exporter. In this, it has promoted the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos the most, which is also called the 'poster child' of India's defense exports. India recently promoted BrahMos at the World Defense Show organized by Saudi Arabia. There is speculation that BrahMos is being offered to Saudi Arabia. This defense show ended on 8 February.
Some Russian media reports quoted an official of the BrahMos Aerospace joint venture as saying that talks are being held with Saudi Arabia for a possible sale of the cruise missile. According to the report, Praveen Pathak, export director of BrahMos Aerospace, said, 'We are expecting many high-level meetings. We look forward to promoting our joint product in the region (Gulf). There has been interest from Saudi Arabia and we have already met Saudi delegations at other exhibitions. We are hopeful about the talks.
Missile has been sold to Philippines
Union Minister of State for Defense and Tourism Ajay Bhatt, Indian Ambassador to Saudi Dr Suhail Ajaz Khan were present at the BrahMos pavilion during the Defense Show, reflecting the resolve to increase exports amid closer ties with Gulf partners. However, there is no official statement yet from the Indian government or the Saudi Kingdom. India wants to become a big defense exporter. He has already sold this missile to the Philippines. Now he is looking for new customers.
What is the specialty of the missile?
BrahMos is a modification of the Soviet-era anti-ship missile developed in the late 1980s. It has been made jointly by Russia and India. Its name has been kept by combining the names of Brahmaputra of India and Moskva River of Russia. BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile equipped with a ramjet engine. It has a solid propellant booster. It can be launched from land, submarine, ship and air. Its speed is currently Mach 2.8 to 3.0. The hypersonic version can reach Mach 5.
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