Neighbouring India Successfully Produces Supersonic Missiles, Immediately Purchased by Russia
India’s defence industry has marked a new chapter in global geopolitics after missile manufacturer BrahMos Aerospace openly declared its readiness to supply supersonic cruise missiles to the Russian military on Thursday (11/06/2026). This move signifies a major turning point, transforming New Delhi from a former arms importer into a potential supplier for one of its primary defence technology partners.
Citing Russia Today, the potential procurement by Moscow would see the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile system delivered back to Russia to bolster both its naval fleet and ground forces. This manoeuvre further cements New Delhi’s increasingly dominant role in advanced defence manufacturing on the international stage.
The BrahMos missile has been developed in various land, air, and sea-based variants and has been fully integrated across all branches of the Indian armed forces. Should Moscow place a formal order, it is certain to significantly boost Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s domestic campaign to achieve military industrial self-reliance through the ‘Make-in-India’ initiative.
“We are ready to fulfil the order if there is a request from the Russian side, whether it is missiles for the Navy or for ground forces,” stressed BrahMos Aerospace Director General Alexander Maksichev to the TASS news agency on the sidelines of the International Naval Salon ‘Fleet-2026’.
Maksichev also expressed confidence in the aerospace conglomerate’s current production capacity. He confirmed that the domestic manufacturer is fully prepared to meet the military specifications required by Moscow. “We have adequate capacity, and we understand very well what the Russian side wants,” Maksichev stated, affirming the readiness of their production lines.
The name BrahMos is derived from the confluence of two major rivers in both countries: the Brahmaputra in India and the Moskva in Russia. The lethal weapon was jointly developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Russian rocket design bureau, NPO Mashinostroyeniya, starting in 1995. The cruise missile previously demonstrated its devastating destructive effect when used by the Indian military in a brief armed conflict against Pakistan last year. Initially, the weapon’s range was limited to just 180 miles, but its capability has since been drastically enhanced to reach far wider targets.
“The next phase of cooperation for the BrahMos project is even designed to involve the joint development of a new missile system based on Russia’s Zircon hypersonic missile technology,” military observers wrote in a DRDO report release regarding the future projections of the two countries’ military alliance.
Amidst the regional tensions enveloping the South China Sea, the reliability of this supersonic missile has proven successful in captivating the interest of Southeast Asian nations. The Philippines is recorded as the first foreign customer, signing a staggering contract worth US$375 million (Rp6.1 trillion) in 2022, with the first and second wave missile battery deliveries successfully arriving in Manila in April 2024 and April 2025, respectively. Besides the Philippines, the Indian government has also recently confirmed an official deal with Vietnam to supply the deadly missiles to Hanoi. New Delhi’s arms market expansion is certain to continue growing in the near future to other neighbouring countries. A senior Indian defence official at the Shangri-La Dialogue forum in Singapore revealed that high-level negotiations with the Indonesian government are currently in their final stages. Thanks to the booming overseas arms sales, DRDO announced that BrahMos Aerospace successfully recorded its highest revenue in the company’s history for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.