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India has signed an agreement to supply BrahMos cruise missiles to Vietnam, Defense Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh has confirmed, while a similar deal with Indonesia is in the final stages, Singh said at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore over the weekend.
Singh said, “My understanding is that with both Indonesia and with Vietnam, the deal is in the final stages. In fact, for Vietnam, I understand that it has already been signed, probably not publicly announced, but it’s already been signed.”
The BrahMos is a supersonic anti-ship missile developed jointly by the Russian NPO Mashinostroyeniya and the Defense Research and Development Organization of the Indian Ministry of Defense. The missile is based on the Russian Oniks technology and uses Indian modules and components. The next stage of the BrahMos project may be the joint development of a missile system based on the Russian Zircon hypersonic missile.
Vietnam has become the second Southeast Asian nation to induct the supersonic cruise missiles into its arsenal. Last year, the Philippines became the first third-party customer for the BrahMos system, taking delivery of an initial batch in April under a US$375 million agreement signed in 2023. BrahMos is also in advanced talks with Indonesia for a deal valued at about US$300 million.
Originally capped at a range of 180 miles, the BrahMos has since been upgraded for greater reach, increasing its strategic value and drawing heightened interest from Southeast Asian countries amid shifting regional security dynamics. The missile, which can be launched from ships, submarines, land, and air-based systems, was first unveiled at the MAKS-2001 airshow in Moscow.
BrahMos Aerospace posted record revenue in the last fiscal year, the DRDO has said.
