Hypersonic version of BrahMos on the cards – ex-CEO

Numerous countries have shown interest in the missiles jointly developed by Russia and India Read Full Article at RT.com

Hypersonic version of BrahMos on the cards – ex-CEO

Numerous countries are interested in the cruise missiles, the former director general of the Indo-Russian joint venture has told RT

Russia and India could produce a hypersonic version of the BrahMos cruise missile, Atul Rane, the former director general of BrahMos Aerospace, told RT in an exclusive interview on Wednesday.

Rane, who is Moscow, said there are numerous BrahMos variants and that the two countries have been improving them over the years.

“The technology bricks are being laid by the Russian side and the Indian side, and when those technology bricks are fully ready, there will be a BrahMos hypersonic missile someday,” Rane said.

The missiles are manufactured by BrahMos Aerospace, an Indo-Russian joint venture named after the Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers. India’s Defense Research and Development Organization has a 50.5% stake in the company, while Russian NPO Mashinostroyenia holds 49.5%.