New Delhi, Jul 17: India today asked Russia to induct the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in its Navy to strengthen the joint venture between them.
This was conveyed to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin here by head of the BrahMos joint venture A Sivathanu Pillai.
BrahMos missile has been inducted in all the three wings of the Indian armed forces but the Russian side has not yet done so.
During the visit of Rogozin to the BrahMos complex here, Pillai urged him to ensure induction of the missile in the Russian Navy, officials said.
The Russian Deputy Prime Minister was given a presentation about the missile's capabilities and recent achievements along with live demonstration of its mobile launcher.
Assuring full support to the BrahMos CEO, Rogozin said, “BrahMos is not only a successful joint venture but also a model for cooperation which has immense political value for our two countries.”
During the visit, Rogozin was also shown the development of the various variants of the missile and the future plans of the joint venture company including a futuristic vision plan - 2050.
Rogozin was accompanied by Russian Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin, Head of United Aircraft Cooperation Pogosyn Mikhail and Head of Rosoboron export Isykin Anatoli during the visit to the complex.
