India in advanced talks with Southeast Asian nations for BrahMos exports
BrahMos Aerospace CEO Jaiteerth R Joshi said new export deals will be finalised once the government grants approval.
BrahMos Aerospace CEO and Managing Director Jaiteerth R Joshi said on Friday that negotiations with several Southeast Asian countries for the export of BrahMos missiles are at an advanced stage. According to the Times of India, the Philippines has already received the missile system and Vietnam has signed an agreement.
Joshi, who is also the director-general of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), told reporters in Hyderabad that new export deals could be finalised once the government grants approval. He noted that several countries expressed interest in BrahMos and other Indian missile systems following their performance during Operation Sindhoor.
The CEO highlighted that non-destructive testing (NDT) played a vital role in ensuring the reliability of missiles manufactured 10, 15, or 20 years ago. He said that once the items were fired, they delivered as expected.
BrahMos is a two-stage supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by the DRDO and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyenia. The missile uses a solid-propellant booster and a liquid-fuel ramjet engine to sustain cruise flight at approximately Mach 2.8.
Joshi also said that Hyderabad will host the 36th annual conference on Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE 2026) and AeroNDT 2026 from November 15 to 17 at HITEX. The events are being organised by the Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing (ISNT).
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the conference on November 15. The conferences are expected to generate business deals worth Rs 3,000 crore to Rs 4,000 crore.