Article Posted on : - Feb 05, 2020

Indonesia's Deputy Defence Minister Wahyu Sakti Trenggono being shown a model of the BRAHMOS Weapon System by Dr. Sudhir Kumar Mishra, Distinguished Scientist & Director General (BrahMos), DRDO, and CEO and MD, BrahMos Aerospace. A BNS photo

LUCKNOW (BNS): Indonesia's Deputy Defence Minister Wahyu Sakti Trenggono visited the BrahMos pavilion on the inuagural day of DefExpo 2020 themed 'India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub.'

BrahMos Aerospace participating at the mega defence exhibition is showcasing the BRAHMOS Coastal Defence System consisting of the land-attack BRAHMOS variant, in addition to the BRAHMOS Land Mobile Complex and BRAHMOS Ship-based Weapon Complex.

The Deputy Defence Minister was briefed about the BRAHMOS Weapon SystemDr. Sudhir Kumar Mishra, Distinguished Scientist & Director General (BrahMos), DRDO, and CEO and MD, BrahMos Aerospace.

A replica of BRAHMOS on the Su-30MKI fighter aircraft alongwith the indigenous BRAHMOS air-borne launcher is also on display.

The advanced BRAHMOS air-launched cruise missile (ALCM), after undergoing a series of successful test firings from the Sukhoi-30MKI fighter platform, was successfully inducted in the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The BRAHMOS has pride of place as the fastest supersonic cruise missile that has been operationalised in all the three services of the Indian armed forces.