Indonesia and India Sign BrahMos Missile Procurement Contract
President Prabowo Subianto and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed on a contract for the procurement of the BrahMos missile system as part of the defence cooperation between the two nations. The agreement was signed during a bilateral meeting at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Tuesday, 7 July 2026.
The BrahMos missile procurement contract is one of 16 cooperation documents agreed upon by Indonesia and India across various sectors, ranging from defence and energy to health, culture, and technology.
Prime Minister Modi stated that the trust between Indonesia and India is growing stronger. “This is reflected in our security and defence cooperation, as well as cooperation in the maritime sector,” he said in a joint press statement with Prabowo.
The procurement of missiles from India was noted as one of the key cooperation points signed today. “The contract for the procurement of the BrahMos missile defence system between BrahMos Aerospace and the Indonesian Ministry of Defence,” stated point number 12 of the working document announced following the Prabowo-Modi meeting.
In the cooperation document announced after the meeting, the BrahMos missile defence system procurement contract was listed as the 12th point. The document specifies that the cooperation is conducted between BrahMos Aerospace and the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Indonesia.
Furthermore, under cooperation point number 13, there is an agreement for the procurement of other missiles. “The agreement for the procurement of air-to-air missiles (AAM) between Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and Republikorp,” as written in the working document.
PM Modi is visiting Indonesia for three days, arriving in Jakarta on Monday, 6 July 2026. In addition to visiting the capital, Modi will also travel to Yogyakarta to visit the Prambanan Temple.
President Prabowo officially received Modi through a state ceremony at the Merdeka Palace this Tuesday. The leaders also held a closed bilateral meeting attended by their respective delegations, followed by a luncheon.
A number of strategic Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) between Indonesia and India were signed at the Merdeka Palace. This meeting resulted in 16 agreements between the two countries.
In the presence of President Prabowo and PM Modi, one of the cooperation documents exchanged was an agreement between the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and the Indian Space Research Organisation. This agreement covers cooperation in the field of space research.
Indonesia and India also announced 15 other documents covering cooperation in several fields, including defence, energy, health, culture, and technology.