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Modalities of BrahMos-II project being finalised: Pillai
Tiruchirapalli (Tami Nadu), Sep 1 (PTI) The modalities
for developing hypersonic missile BrahMos-II to be carried out
by the Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace, are on
the verge of being finalised, a top official of the company
said here.
A final shape of the project, aimed at developing the
aerial version of BrahMos missile that could traverse at
speeds between Mach 5 to Mach 7, would emerge shortly, BrahMos
Aerospace CEO and Managing Director A Sivathanu Pillai told
reporters here Monday.
The design team had already been lined up and
discussions would be held shortly between the joint venture
partners on investments, sharing of technical
responsibilities, administration and sharing of manufacturing
facility infrastructure, he said.
Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, which has a
capability of carrying 300 kg conventional warheads at a speed
of around 2.8 Mach, has already been inducted by the Army and
the Navy.
On the new version of BrahMos, Pillai said the
preliminary exercise for its induction into the Indian Air
Force is already on.
Work related to the design and development of this
version had been fruitful and the advanced missile, which
weighs 0.5 tonne less than that of the three-tonne land
version BrahMos, was ready and the company awaited the
modified SUKOI-30 MKI aircraft that would carry the weapon.
Pillai said he was hopeful that the target for induction
of the air version set for 2012 would be achieved.
After being fitted on an aircraft, BrahMos will be the
only cruise missile with the capability of being launched from
land, sea and air, he said.
To a query on export potential of BrahMos missile,
Pillai said a of number countries evinced keen interest in it,
but the priority was to meet the high domestic requirement.
For meeting the demand, the company was in the process
of upgrading the production infrastructure at multiple
locations besides enhancing component suppliers by including
new large and medium sized industries. Companies like the
Larsen Tubro, Godrej, BEML, BHEL and HAL were in the list.
On BrahMos Aeropsace's Thiruvananthapuram facility,
Pillai said seven acres of land in possession of Indian Air
force adjacent to the main campus was expected to be handed
over to BrahMos Aerospace shortly.
The facility would be converted into a fully capable
Missile Integration Complex to produce components meant for
missile programme as well aerospace industries requirements.
The facility would produce core components for ISRO's
PSLV and GSLV rockets, missile chambers and control
configurations and fabrication of missiles and development of
ground system components.
It would also fabricate universal launchers for the
aircraft version missiles and is also in the process of
obtaining Aerospace Standards Certification AS-9100, he added.
PTI CORR
ANU
for developing hypersonic missile BrahMos-II to be carried out
by the Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace, are on
the verge of being finalised, a top official of the company
said here.
A final shape of the project, aimed at developing the
aerial version of BrahMos missile that could traverse at
speeds between Mach 5 to Mach 7, would emerge shortly, BrahMos
Aerospace CEO and Managing Director A Sivathanu Pillai told
reporters here Monday.
The design team had already been lined up and
discussions would be held shortly between the joint venture
partners on investments, sharing of technical
responsibilities, administration and sharing of manufacturing
facility infrastructure, he said.
Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, which has a
capability of carrying 300 kg conventional warheads at a speed
of around 2.8 Mach, has already been inducted by the Army and
the Navy.
On the new version of BrahMos, Pillai said the
preliminary exercise for its induction into the Indian Air
Force is already on.
Work related to the design and development of this
version had been fruitful and the advanced missile, which
weighs 0.5 tonne less than that of the three-tonne land
version BrahMos, was ready and the company awaited the
modified SUKOI-30 MKI aircraft that would carry the weapon.
Pillai said he was hopeful that the target for induction
of the air version set for 2012 would be achieved.
After being fitted on an aircraft, BrahMos will be the
only cruise missile with the capability of being launched from
land, sea and air, he said.
To a query on export potential of BrahMos missile,
Pillai said a of number countries evinced keen interest in it,
but the priority was to meet the high domestic requirement.
For meeting the demand, the company was in the process
of upgrading the production infrastructure at multiple
locations besides enhancing component suppliers by including
new large and medium sized industries. Companies like the
Larsen Tubro, Godrej, BEML, BHEL and HAL were in the list.
On BrahMos Aeropsace's Thiruvananthapuram facility,
Pillai said seven acres of land in possession of Indian Air
force adjacent to the main campus was expected to be handed
over to BrahMos Aerospace shortly.
The facility would be converted into a fully capable
Missile Integration Complex to produce components meant for
missile programme as well aerospace industries requirements.
The facility would produce core components for ISRO's
PSLV and GSLV rockets, missile chambers and control
configurations and fabrication of missiles and development of
ground system components.
It would also fabricate universal launchers for the
aircraft version missiles and is also in the process of
obtaining Aerospace Standards Certification AS-9100, he added.
PTI CORR
ANU
