BrahMos Aerospace is set to begin the deleveries of the BrahMos cruise missiles to the Philippines by the end of 2023.
Earlier, in January this year, the Philippines closed a $374 million deal to acquire the shore based anti-ship variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. Besides, the country is also reportedly considering a follow-on order of around $300 million.
About BAPL
The BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) is an Indo-Russian multinational aerospace and defence 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 (DRDO) and NPO Mashinostroyenia of Russia.
The company currently manufactures BrahMos missile with a range of 300 km and traveling at speeds of Mach 4. It is currently developing BrahMos-II, a hypersonic cruise missile.
About BrahMos Cruise missile
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile (also designated as PJ-10) is a short-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or land platforms.
The missile flies at a speed of 2.8 Mach or almost three times the speed of sound. The per unit cost of the missile is expected to be approximately USD 5 million.
