DRDO avers India's defence exports to surge as BrahMos missiles impressed many nations

Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman Dr G Sateesh Reddy has stated that India is building more defence systems with export potential as our indigeusly me surface-to-air missiles have gained interest of many nations. Dr Reddy's statement comes just a day after India sealed a $375 million deal with Phillippines as latter will be procuring BrahMos supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles for its navy. With a range of 290-km, BrahMos missiles have been jointly developed by India's BrahMos Aero and Russia's NPO Mashistroyenia.

India will increase export of indigeusly developed techlogies: Dr Reddy

Speaking to news ncy ANI, Dr Reddy said, "Surface to air missile Akash, Astra missile, anti-tank missiles, rars, torpedoes have gained interest of various nations. Lot more systems are being developed which are vanced techlogy in nature and have export potential". ding that export of India's indigeusly me techlogies will increase, he said-

In coming years, we will have a lot of exports from India of techlogies developed here.

Dr Reddy on India's deal with Phillippines

Since deal would mark first export of BrahMos missile system, Dr Reddy called it a 'major development' and ded that it is just beginning as many more export orders would follow. Talking about BrahMos venture, he told ANI, "BrahMos is a giant venture of DRDO. giant venture has developed supersonic cruise missile 'BrahMos'. It has been inducted into Indian Armed Forces". Moreover, he also underlined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to indigeusly develop more vanced techlogies. "PM Modi has been setting goals on developing very vanced techlogies and systems and we should be exporting a lot to world", Dr. Reddy told ANI. 

Besides BrahMos supersonic missile, DRDO has also developed hypersonic missile which can cover a range of 450 – 600 km at Mach 7 velocity as opposed to  2.8-3 Mach speed of former.

Im: ANI