BrahMos Aerospace is an Indo-Russian multinational aerospace and defense corporation, with core manufacturing concentrations in cruise missiles. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, it was founded as a joint venture between the India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and NPO Mashinostroyeniya of Russia. Company's name is a portmanteau formed from the names of two rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia. The company currently manufactures the BrahMos missile with a range of 800 km and traveling at speeds of Mach 2.8. It is also reportedly developing BrahMos-II, a hypersonic cruise missile.
India is a member of the MTCR, India and Russia are now planning to jointly develop a new generation of Brahmos missiles with 600 km-plus range and an ability to hit protected targets with pinpoint accuracy.
History
After the Gulf War of the 1990s, there was a feeling that it was necessary to have a cruise missile system in India. As a result, in 1998, then Scientific Advisor of India to Defence Minister A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and Deputy Defence Minister of Russia N.V. Mikhailov signed an inter-governmental agreement in Moscow.
India holds a 50.5% share stake in the company and Russia holds the other 49.5%.
Facilities
Hyderabad facility The original BrahMos Integration Complex is located at a space in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh with a force of 300 employees. By 2006, BAPL had a production rate of 100 missiles per year with plans to increase the number to 400 by 2009.
Thiruvananthapuram facility On 5 December 2007, BrahMos Aerospace acquired Kerala Hitech Industries Limited at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala and converted it into the second missile making unit with system integration and testing, marking the state's first defence production unit. The unit operates as BrahMos Aerospace Trivandrum Limited (BATL) — a wholly owned subsidiary of BrahMos Aerospace. The facility operates on a land of .
In late October 2024, Government of Kerala proposed relocating the BATL facility from its present location in Chackai to a land in Nettukaltheri, near Neyyar Dam. This move was important for the runway expansion planned for the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. The preliminary round of discussion was completed and the proposal was forwarded by the then Chief minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan. However, the Ministry of Defence was yet to cleare the move. Reports in 2025 also suggested that BATL could be transferred to the direct control of DRDO.
Lucknow facility BrahMos Aerospace Integration and Testing Facility in Lucknow has been established to produce the existing BrahMos variants as well as the under-development BrahMos-NG. The foundation stone for the project was laid in December 2021 as a part of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor. The facility has been developed on a land under a project worth ₹300 crore (US$35 million).
The facility was inaugurated on 11 May 2025 by Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh. From 2026 onwards, the facility will have an annual production rate of 80–100 units , which will later be enhanced to a planned 100–150 units for BrahMos-NG. It also includes a Titanium and Super Alloys Materials Plant (officially, the Strategic Materials Technology Complex) and Defence Testing Infrastructure System (DTIS).
The first consignment of BrahMos missiles from the facility was delivered to the Indian Army on 18 October 2025. The Booster Building was also inaugurated by the Defence Minister and the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath. The booster docking process was also demonstrated. They also reviewed presentations at the Airframe and Avionics, Pre-Dispatch Inspection (PDI), and Warhead Buildings, in addition to inspecting the BrahMos simulator equipment.
Aim and objective To fulfil the aim which was to design, develop, manufacture and market the world's fastest supersonic cruise missile system.
Organisation and leadership
Sr. No. Name From Till 1. Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai 1998 2014 2. Dr. Sudhir Kumar Mishra 2014 2021 3. Atul Dinkar Rane 2021 2024 4. Jaiteerth raghavendra Joshi 2024 now
References
External links
Official
Official website of the BrahMos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram Limited. . BrahMos – A project of two Governments (PDF; archived) BrahMos – A Missile with a Niche (PDF; archived)
Others India and Russia will decide on export of BrahMos BATL set to make BrahMos engines Prime Minister Manmohan Singh commends BrahMos team BrahMos Aerospace plans expansion (archived) New missile race: America and Russia are joined by India and China