BRAHMOS 2 LAST

Apart from the Sukhois, currently being built at the
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's (HAL) facility in Bangalore on
a technology transfer from Russia, other systems that would be
Indian in the BrahMos plans are its launchers.
"The whole system including the aircraft would soon go for
dummy trials and the missile integration process onto the
Sukhois should start by next year," he said.
Meanwhile, Russia's Minister for Trade and Industries
Victor Khrishtenko visited the BrahMos stall at the DefExpo,
where he spoke to reporters about the possibilities of the
Indo-Russian partnership in the field of defence.
Khristenko, giving the example of BrahMos which stood for
Rivers Brahmaputra and Moscow being a joint venture between
the two countries, said the defence cooperation between Indian
and Russia was moving away from a seller-buyer relations to
joint development phase.
He said Russia was now sharing technology with India for
production of defence products within India that included T-90
tanks, Sukhoi aircraft, aviation engines, and military
helicopters.
Referring to the deals signed between the two countries
during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Moscow last
December, Khristenko said the new relationship mandated that
Russia provide after-sales repair and service, apart from
product support, such as spare parts. PTI