BrahMos Aerospace
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The BrahMos Aerospace is an Indo-Russian multinational aerospace and defense corporation, with core manufacturing concentrations in Cruise missiles. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, it was founded as a joint venture between the India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and NPO Mashinostroyenia of Russia. Company's name is a portmanteau formed from the names of two rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.
Company type | Government-owned corporation |
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Industry | Aerospace and Defense |
Founded | (05 December 1995 (05 December 1995)) |
Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
Key people | Atul Dinkar Rane (CEO & Managing Director) |
Products | Cruise missiles |
Total assets | US$5 billion (2013) |
Owners | Defense Research and Development Organisation (India) and NPO Mashinostroeyenia (Russia) |
Website | brahmos.com |
The company currently manufactures BrahMos missile with a range of 290 km and traveling at speeds of Mach 2.8.[1] It is currently developing BrahMos-II, a hypersonic cruise missile.[citation needed]
India is a member of the MTCR, India and Russia are now planning to jointly develop a new generation of Brahmos missiles with 600 km-plus range[2] and an ability to hit protected targets with pinpoint accuracy.[2][3]