India’s foray into the global armaments world as a supplier, with its supersonic cruise missile, the BrahMos, will happen by December ’06. "We should be able to announce the overseas sale of the weapon by the end of this calendar year," A Sivathanu Pillai, chief controller (R&D), DRDO and managing director and CEO, BrahMos Aerospace, told reporters.
Since this is a joint venture between the Indian and Russian governments, sale to other countries has to be cleared by both, he pointed out.
Meanwhile, the Indian Navy has accepted the BrahMos system, which will be deployed on the three Talwar class destroyers being built by the Russians.
"We are producing the systems to meet the Indian Navy’s requirements, since the Navy has decided that the BrahMos will be its major weapon for all future ships, whether these are built in India or abroad," Dr Pillai remarked. Referring to the interest generated in countries in the Far East and other parts of the world for the supersonic cruise missile, Dr Pillai said these countries have no equivalent precision strike weapon.
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