Muslim countries are lining up to buy BrahMos after Operation Sindoor, the names are....
From Qatar to Saudi Arabia, how Muslim countries are queuing up to buy BrahMos after Operation Sindoor
Operation Sindoor was a huge success, and major part of it becoming successful is credited to Barhmos. The Indian military used the cruise missile to great effect during its strikes on Pakistan – the first time it has been used in combat.
The India supersonic cruise missile, which was first successful tested off the Chandipur coast of Odisha in 2021. In April this year, India dispatched the second batch of BrahMos supersonic missiles to the Philippines, marking a milestone in global defence cooperation. This follows a $375 million deal signed in 2022.
According to reports, many Muslim countries have expressed fresh interest in acquiring this advanced system including Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Oman.
The other Muslim countries that have shown interest in Brahmos are:
Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Qatar, Oman,
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bulgaria, South Africa.
At present, India has three variants of this missile – the air-launched version, the land-based-version and submarine-based version.
Brahmos is a two-stage missile with a solid propellant booster engine. At its first stage, the engine brings the missile to supersonic speed and then gets separated.
What is Brahmos?
Brahmos is a universal long range supersonic cruise missile system that can be launched from land, sea and air. It has been jointly developed by DRDO, India, and NPOM, Russia. BrahMos is an amalgamation of the names of the Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers.
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