68% Indigenous: Inside India’s Latest BrahMos Contract
The Ministry of Defence signed a Rs 661.50 crore contract with BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) on Monday for the procurement of BrahMos Fire Control Systems and Launchers for Indian Navy ships, under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category. The contract was inked in New Delhi in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh.
Indigenous content and economic impact
The project carries a minimum of 68 per cent indigenous content and is designed to encourage active participation from Indian industries, including MSMEs. It is expected to generate employment over a three-year period while bolstering India’s maritime security architecture and defence capabilities. Officials described the contract as a critical milestone in the country’s ongoing efforts to indigenise advanced military technology.
BrahMos’s role aboard Navy ships
The BrahMos system, fitted aboard various frontline warships, serves as the Indian Navy’s primary Surface-to-Surface Missile (SSM) system for maritime strike operations. The weapon is capable of targeting both land and sea targets from extended ranges with pinpoint accuracy at supersonic speed.
A growing export story
The deal comes days after Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said on October 1 that BrahMos has become a benchmark for India’s emerging defence export story, with exports expected to cross USD 600 million. He noted that India currently has contracts or agreements to supply the missile system to three Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia and Vietnam. Singh added that BrahMos also has an air-launched version that has proven highly successful on Sukhoi aircraft, and that a BrahMos missile system worth around USD 330 million has already been delivered to the Philippines. He said he expects exports to Vietnam to start at around USD 100 million and to Indonesia at around USD 200 million.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has previously described BrahMos as more than just a missile, calling it a symbol of the country’s growing indigenous defence capabilities. The missile combines a conventional warhead with an advanced guidance system, and its blend of speed, accuracy and power is widely regarded as placing it among the most capable systems of its kind in the world.
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