The Indian Navy intends to order over 200 Russian-Indian BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles.

The news agency ANI reported this.

The new order is soon expected to be approved by the Indian Ministry of Defense.

These anti-ship missiles should arm the warships of the Indian Navy, as well as mobile shore-based missile systems.

The agency’s sources noted that this regards a version of these supersonic missiles with an increased flight range of up to 400 km. The Russian-Indian joint venture company BrahMos Aerospace recently conducted successful test launches of these missiles.

“The missile system has made significant progress in the last few years after the Indo-Russian joint venture increased its range from 290 to 400 km,” ANI reported.

It is claimed that the share of Indian components in the missile system has also increased, and many BrahMos missile systems have been upgraded and digitized to increase the participation of the Indian industry and manufacturers in the project.

ANI pointed out that Brahmos Aerospace is also working on getting export orders worth $5 billion by 2025.

The missile system with BrahMos missiles was ordered by the Philippines. Other export orders for these missiles have not yet been reported. After receiving these anti-ship systems, the Philippines will become the first foreign operator of BrahMos supersonic missiles.

The BrahMos missile was created in cooperation between Russia and India. It is a development of the export version of the Russian P-800 missile. It is produced by BrahMos Aerospace in Hyderabad, India, and JSC Strela in Orenburg, Russia.

The speed of the missile is 2.5-2.8 Mach, and the firing range of the basic version is up to 300 (+) km. The weight of the sea-based missile is 3000 kg, and the weight of the warhead is 450 kg.

It should be noted that the Russians are occasionally launching the P-800 missiles from the Bastion missile systems, which are armed with these missiles, to attack Ukraine from the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea.