Philippines And India Sign Deal Paving The Way For BrahMos Missile Procurement

March 8, 2021

Naval News:

The main content of the agreement is the intention of the Philippines to acquire the BrahMos coastal defense system with supersonic missiles produced by the Russian-Indian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace. However, the agreement itself is not a contract.

In 2020, local media reported that India offered the Philippines a $ 100 million credit line for the purchase of Indian weapons systems, most notably BrahMos missiles, but now a Filipino government source involved in the deal said the amount of the Indian loan could be higher. In January 2020, the CEO of BrahMos Aerospace, Sudhir Mishra, visited the Philippines to discuss the sale of the BrahMos missile system.

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