UP missile plant to roll out lighter and faster BrahMos

By Staff Report May 12, 2025 10:45 am IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile production unit at the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Defence Industrial Corridor, costing ₹ 300 crore. The facility will produce 80 to 100 missiles annually, with a range of 290 to 400 km and Mach 2.8 top speed.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurated the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile production unit at the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor. The facility is designed to manufacture 80 to 100 missiles annually.

The production unit, costing ₹ 300 crore, will produce BrahMos missiles with a range of 290 to 400 km and Mach 2.8 top speed. Developed by BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture between India and Russia, the missiles can be launched from land, sea, or air.

The newly established Aerospace Integration and Testing Facility in Lucknow would produce 80 to 100 BrahMos missiles each year. In addition, 100 to 150 next-generation BrahMos missiles will be produced each year. The next-generation BrahMos missile will have a strike range of over 300 kilometres and weigh 1,290 kilograms, compared to the current BrahMos missile, which weighs 2,900 kilograms.

During the 2018 Global Investors’ Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the production facility as a component of the Defence Industrial Corridor plan. In 2021, the first stone was laid.