In $375 million defence deal, India to deliver BrahMos missiles to Philippines

India is each group to complete its first awesome defence instrumentality export bid connected Friday by delivering nan first batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to nan Philippines.

An Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster pitchy will beryllium taking disconnected carrying nan cruise missiles from India to nan Philippines connected Friday, defence officials said.

With this, India would beryllium yet completing nan storage-building abstraction connected 1 of nan Philippines’ islands arsenic portion of nan $375-million woody signed successful January 2022.

The defence deal, which was nan first awesome world export bid for nan Indian defence sector, is for a shore-based version of an anti-ship cruise missile, pinch a scope of 290 km.

While India now has longer-range missiles successful its arsenal, nan 1 being delivered to nan Philippines is that of nan original shorter version.

In March 2022, India signed a cardinal pact pinch nan Philippines, which paved nan measurement for government-to-government deals connected BrahMos and different defence collaborations.