Rajnath Singh to inaugurate BrahMos production unit, will make 100 missiles a year
The next-generation missiles will be ready and delivered within one year.So far, fighter jets like the Sukhoi can carry only one BrahMos missile. However, they will now be able to carry up to three next-generation BrahMos missiles.The next-generation BrahMos missile will have a strike range of over 300 kilometres and weigh 1,290 kilograms, compared to the current BrahMos missile, which weighs 2,900 kilograms.The production unit was announced as part of the Defence Industrial Corridor initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 2018 Global Investors' Summit. The foundation stone was laid in 2021.advertisementBrahMos missiles are a joint development by India's DRDO and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyeniya and are considered a key component of India's defence system.Along with the manufacturing unit, the BrahMos Aerospace Integration and Testing Facility will also be inaugurated. This facility will handle the assembly and testing of the missiles, according to an official statement.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will also attend the event.The Titanium and Super Alloys Materials Plant (Strategic Materials Technology Complex) will be launched at the same event. It will produce materials used in aerospace and defence manufacturing.Additionally, the foundation stone for the Defence Testing Infrastructure System (DTIS) will be laid. DTIS will be used for testing and certifying defence products.The BrahMos production unit, built over 80 hectares of land provided free by the Uttar Pradesh government, was completed in three and a half years.The UP Defence Industrial Corridor has six nodes — Lucknow, Kanpur, Aligarh, Agra, Jhansi, and Chitrakoot — and aims to attract major defence investments. Uttar Pradesh is the second state after Tamil Nadu to establish such a corridor, the statement said.Tune InMust Watch
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