By Our Special Correspondent
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: Jan 14, 2025 -
: 8:47 pm
After the Philippines, India is likely to export its BrahMos missile systems to Indonesia.
According to Indian defence ministry sources, Jakarta has formally expressed interest in acquiring the missiles, jointly developed by India and Russia. The deal is pegged at around US$450 million, and is expected to be discussed during Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s visit to India on January 26.
On the table are two export variants of the BrahMos cruise missiles–the land-based weapon complex and the ship-launched variant with inclined and vertical configuration. It is understood that India may offer a loan to facilitate the purchase of the missile system. BrahMos Aerospace expects to close the deal this year, according to informed sources.
Indonesia, which recently joined BRICS –an intergovernmental organisation consisting of 9 other countries Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, could potentially explore Indian Rupee-Indonesian Rupiah transactions under the expanded grouping.
India had announced a deal with the Philippines in January 2022 for the supply of the missile. The Philippines recently took delivery of the land-based version of the BrahMos missile. The US$374.96 million contract was for three missile batteries, which has a range of 290 kilometres and a speed of 2.8 Mach (thrice the speed of sound).
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