New Delhi: India has successfully delivered BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines on Friday, fulfilling a USD 375 million deal signed between the two countries in 2022. The Indian Air Force deployed its American-origin C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft to transport the missile systems to the Philippines’ Marine Corps, as per an ANI report quoting defence sources.
The export of ground systems for the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system along with the missiles started last month itself, they said.
The Philippines is taking delivery of the missile systems at a time when tensions between them and China have escalated owing to frequent clashes in the South China Sea. The three batteries of the BrahMos missile system would be deployed by the Philippines in their coastal areas to guard against any threat in the region.
The deal has been cleared with multiple approvals from partner nations in the programme.
The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, a joint venture between the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russian Federation’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya, is said to be one of the most successful missile programs in the world. Acknowledged as the foremost and swiftest precision-guided weapon on a global scale, BRAHMOS has played a pivotal role in enhancing India’s deterrence capabilities.
