Who is the CEO of BrahMos Aerospace?
Shri Sudhir Kumar Mishra, CEO & MD of BrahMos Aerospace, soon after taking charge on the first day.
Which country owns BrahMos?
The BrahMos has been developed as a joint venture between the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India and the Federal State Unitary Enterprise NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM) of Russia as BrahMos Aerospace via an inter-government agreement.
Who is the owner of BrahMos missile?
Dr. Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai, a former Chief Controller, R&D, DRDO was the founder CEO & MD of BrahMos Aerospace. An electrical engineer from Madras University and management expert from Harvard Business School, he has contributed in India’s major space research programmes along with Dr.
Is BrahMos government or private?
Brahmos Aerospace Private Limited is a Non-govt company, incorporated on 05 Dec, 1995. It’s a private unlisted company and is classified as’company limited by shares’. Company’s authorized capital stands at Rs 150000.01 lakhs and has 88.688805% paid-up capital which is Rs 133033.21 lakhs.
Is BrahMos Russian?
BrahMos missiles are designed, developed, and manufactured by BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture corporation established by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russia’s Mashinostroyenia. About two decades ago in 2001, the original version of BrahMos was tested for the first time.
Why India is selling BrahMos to Philippines?
This is the first major military export by India. For the Philippines, the purpose behind the acquisition of the supersonic cruise missile is to improve its coastal defence and will be used by the Coastal Defence Regiment of the Philippine Marines. The deal also included training for operators and logistics support.
How many BrahMos did Philippines buy?
three batteries
In a major fillip to India’s hopes of becoming an exporter of defence platforms, the Philippines signed a deal to buy three batteries of the BrahMos missile, which is developed jointly by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya.
Can BrahMos be stopped?
The only possible Anti-missile system that can possibly stop BrahMos (single or ripple fired) effectively is Barak-8. An Air Launched version of the BrahMos (named BrahMos-A) is also being developed.
Does Russia use Brahmos?
Indian defence sources say Russia has its own version of anti-ship Brahmos, but not the land-attack ones.
Was BrahMos fired accidentally?
The inquiry into the March 9 incident was done by Assistant Chief of Air Staff Operations (Offensive) Air Vice Marshal RK Sinha where during routine maintenance and inspection, a BrahMos missile got fired accidentally and landed up in the Mian Channu area of Pakistan.