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At least five countries are interested in purchasing Russia and India’s jointly developed BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.
This week, India’s Financial Express reported that Chile and Peru are now expressing interest in acquiring the BrahMos missile. The report quoted “diplomatic sources” as saying, “The Chilean armed forces are interested in buying the missile. There have been active discussions between the two sides.” It added that there have been “several inquiries” from the Peruvian government, and that this interest has only increased since India began testing BrahMos missiles from the Russian-built Sukhoi Su-30 MKI.
“Diplomatic sources” told the Financial Express that the joint company that runs the BrahMos missile program expects a great deal of interest from Latin American countries, because of the extensive use of Sukhoi and other Russian fighters in that region. Regarding the Su-30 specifically, the only Latin American country that currently operates the jet is Venezuela. But last year, Sergei Ladygin, the deputy head of Rosoboronexport, the Russian arms exporter, listedColombia, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay and Argentina as countries interested in purchasing the Su-30 or other Russian fighter jets. Peru’s Air Force currently has two Russian planes, the MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-25. The Chilean Air Force currently relies on American planes, with the F-16 and F-5 serving as their combat aircraft.
Chile and Peru’s reported interest in the BrahMos brings the number of countries considering purchasing the cruise missile up to at least five. Reports last year, which were attributed to a BrahMos spokesperson and thus should be taken with a grain of salt, said that Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam were also interested in the missile. Hanoi has long relied on Russian-built planes, including roughly forty Su-30s. Notably, Indian pilots reportedly trained their Vietnamese counterparts to operate the Su-30s they purchased from Moscow.
While the Malaysian Air Force has some combat planes from both the UK (BAE Hawk) and the United States (Boeing F/A-18), but it also flies Russian, consisting of both MiG-29s (although it has grounded these) and Su-30s. Its fleet of eighteen Su-30MKMs carry both Western and Russian systems, includingAmerican-made five-hundred-pound GBU-12 laser-guided bombs.
Indonesia has the most diverse air force among the three, combining U.S. (F-16, F-5), UK (Hawk 200), and Russian (Su-27 and Su-30) combat planes. More recently, after years of flirtation, Indonesia recently signed a contract to purchase Russia’s most advanced fighter jet, the Su-35, which will help replace its fleet of F-5s.
Myanmar also recently signed a contract to purchase Su-30s from Russia, and could be another Southeast Asian nation interested in integrating the BrahMos cruise missile on these planes. At various other times, BrahMos Aerospace has suggested that the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Brazil and Kazakhstan could be interested as well. It is unclear how serious any of these countries are about the missile, however.
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/th...could-buy-the-brahmos-supersonic-cruise-25260
This week, India’s Financial Express reported that Chile and Peru are now expressing interest in acquiring the BrahMos missile. The report quoted “diplomatic sources” as saying, “The Chilean armed forces are interested in buying the missile. There have been active discussions between the two sides.” It added that there have been “several inquiries” from the Peruvian government, and that this interest has only increased since India began testing BrahMos missiles from the Russian-built Sukhoi Su-30 MKI.
“Diplomatic sources” told the Financial Express that the joint company that runs the BrahMos missile program expects a great deal of interest from Latin American countries, because of the extensive use of Sukhoi and other Russian fighters in that region. Regarding the Su-30 specifically, the only Latin American country that currently operates the jet is Venezuela. But last year, Sergei Ladygin, the deputy head of Rosoboronexport, the Russian arms exporter, listedColombia, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay and Argentina as countries interested in purchasing the Su-30 or other Russian fighter jets. Peru’s Air Force currently has two Russian planes, the MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-25. The Chilean Air Force currently relies on American planes, with the F-16 and F-5 serving as their combat aircraft.
Chile and Peru’s reported interest in the BrahMos brings the number of countries considering purchasing the cruise missile up to at least five. Reports last year, which were attributed to a BrahMos spokesperson and thus should be taken with a grain of salt, said that Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam were also interested in the missile. Hanoi has long relied on Russian-built planes, including roughly forty Su-30s. Notably, Indian pilots reportedly trained their Vietnamese counterparts to operate the Su-30s they purchased from Moscow.
While the Malaysian Air Force has some combat planes from both the UK (BAE Hawk) and the United States (Boeing F/A-18), but it also flies Russian, consisting of both MiG-29s (although it has grounded these) and Su-30s. Its fleet of eighteen Su-30MKMs carry both Western and Russian systems, includingAmerican-made five-hundred-pound GBU-12 laser-guided bombs.
Indonesia has the most diverse air force among the three, combining U.S. (F-16, F-5), UK (Hawk 200), and Russian (Su-27 and Su-30) combat planes. More recently, after years of flirtation, Indonesia recently signed a contract to purchase Russia’s most advanced fighter jet, the Su-35, which will help replace its fleet of F-5s.
Myanmar also recently signed a contract to purchase Su-30s from Russia, and could be another Southeast Asian nation interested in integrating the BrahMos cruise missile on these planes. At various other times, BrahMos Aerospace has suggested that the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Brazil and Kazakhstan could be interested as well. It is unclear how serious any of these countries are about the missile, however.
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/th...could-buy-the-brahmos-supersonic-cruise-25260
