State PCS - Uttar Pradesh (UP PCS)

• 21 Feb 2025

Brahmos Missile

Why in News? 

The manufacturing of BrahMos missiles will begin in Lucknow in May-June 2025, marking a significant advancement for the Indian defense sector. 

Key Points 

• About the Manufacturing: 
  • According to the Defense Minister Brahmos missiles along with defense equipment will be manufactured in Lucknow. 
  • A railway track will also be built to transport the missile to the manufacturing unit 
    • In this project, Russian scientists will also work with India . 
  • It is a part of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor. 
    • The defence manufacturing centres are being established through the Defence Corridor in two states of India, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu . 

Brahmos Missile  

 

• The BrahMos missile , which has a range of 290 km, is an Indo-Russian joint venture and is the world's fastest cruise missile with a top speed of Mach 2.8 (about three times the speed of sound). 
  • BrahMos is named after the Brahmaputra (India) and Moskva (Russia) rivers. 
• It is a two-stage missile (solid propellant engine in the first stage and liquid ramjet in the second stage). 
• It is a multiplatform missile i.e. it can be launched from land, air and sea and is a multi-capability missile with high accuracy which operates both during day and night irrespective of weather conditions . 
• It operates on the "fire and forgets" principle i.e. it does not require guidance after launch. 
• Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia are among other potential customers for the BrahMos missile.