BRAHMOS missile manufacturing unit to be inaugurated in Lucknow on May 11
A BRAHMOS missile manufacturing unit built with an investment of Rs 300 crore will be inaugurated in Lucknow on May 11, the Uttar Pradesh Govt has said.
Caption: Supersonic cruise missile BRAHMOS in a file photo.
LUCKNOW (PTI): A BRAHMOS missile manufacturing unit built with an investment of Rs 300 crore will be inaugurated in Lucknow on May 11, an official said on Thursday.
According to a Uttar Pradesh Government statement, the plant was completed under the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) within 3.5 years.
Shrihari Pratap Shahi, the Additional Chief Executive Officer of the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), said the state provided 80 hectares of land free of cost in December 2021 for the factory.
The unit is set to employ around 500 engineers and technicians, along with thousands of skilled, semi-skilled, and general workers as indirect recruits.
The BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile is a product of BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture between India and Russia.
In addition, Uttar Pradesh is developing as a key centre for defence manufacturing and has allocated 117.35 hectares of land to 12 other defence companies under the Defence Corridor initiative.
Collectively, these defence projects are projected to create over 3,000 jobs in the region, the statement said.
According to a Uttar Pradesh Government statement, the plant was completed under the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) within 3.5 years.
Shrihari Pratap Shahi, the Additional Chief Executive Officer of the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), said the state provided 80 hectares of land free of cost in December 2021 for the factory.
The unit is set to employ around 500 engineers and technicians, along with thousands of skilled, semi-skilled, and general workers as indirect recruits.
The BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile is a product of BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture between India and Russia.
In addition, Uttar Pradesh is developing as a key centre for defence manufacturing and has allocated 117.35 hectares of land to 12 other defence companies under the Defence Corridor initiative.
Collectively, these defence projects are projected to create over 3,000 jobs in the region, the statement said.
