On January 17, the website of the Russian "Independent" newspaper published an article entitled "Russian-Indian Missiles 'Flying' to the World Market", written by Vladimir Skoselev. The full text is excerpted below:
India and the Philippines have reached an agreement that India will supply the Philippines with the Indian-Russian rebel missile "BrahMos". This will be the first time New Delhi has signed a contract to export such a system to a third country.
The Philippine government issued a notice saying it decided to buy three of these supersonic cruise missile systems for $375 million.
Philippine Defense Secretary Delphin Lorenzana said on Facebook that the BrahMos system is primarily used by the Coast Guard. The contract, which also includes training for operators, is expected to be signed this month.
The Brah Morris missile purchased by the Philippines is a version that can be deployed along the land coast, with a range of 290 kilometers enough to cover part of the "disputed waters".
An Indian official said: "India is the world's largest arms importer and is now starting to export weapons. It is a major holiday for our exporters. Several countries in the Middle East, South America, Africa and Southeast Asia are also negotiating the purchase of the Brah Mos missile. Negotiations with the Philippines lasted for nearly five years, and manila's budgetary difficulties dragged on for a long time. ”
In the 2020-2021 fiscal year, India's arms exports will be about $1 billion. According to the Russian news agency, the scale of Russian arms exports exceeded $14 billion in 2019. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed increasing exports of military and aviation products to $5 billion a year by 2025.
During the presidency of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, the island nation's relations with China have improved. The Manila-New Delhi deal is unlikely to stimulate Russian-Chinese relations.
Alexei Leonkov, a military expert at Russia's Magazine "Arsenal of The Fatherland", noted: "The Indians have long tried to sell this missile and bring it to various exhibitions. According to them, the missile is versatile and can be installed on ships, aircraft and coastal defense systems. From a technical point of view, this missile is blameless and has similar performance to our Ruby and Onyx missiles. India's deal with the Philippines will not hurt Russia. We are switching to the new anti-ship missile 'Zircon', and the aviation missile uses 'dagger'. As for 'BrahMos', it was not used in military operations. This missile is a sample tested in combat training. ”
Source: Reference News Network
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