Penguin
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I don't know because I have not way of telling. Do you?Is the Onyx the exact same as the Brahmos? If so, why was their a need to "jointly" develop the BrahMos? If the BrahMos is vastly superior to any previous "iteration" of the missile as some claim, then why haven't the Russians specifically deployed the BrahMos? India Ok'd the purchase of 200 of them for its airforce as early as 2012 but nary a peep from Russia. Curious.
And yes, I admit the Onyx is in service. The Brahmos? Not so much.
Joint developments are the order of the day, its a commercial thing. Is Euromil there because Russian helicopters are poor? Or because collaboration opens up new market opportunities?
Why would the russians buy a competing 'international' product when they have a domestic product?
Why do the russians have to follow the same purchasing pattern as the Indians (their defence needs aren't the same, nor are their financial situations, nor their Industrial capabilities)?
Brahmos not in service?
Aside from the proof of concept conversions of 2 Rajput (one box launchers, one VLS), what AShM is carried by Talwar batch 2, Shivalik and Kolkata class ships? In fact, any ship with the Russian universal VLS could fire Brahmos (including new Russian ships). And doesn't the Indian army have 3-4 regiments using the missile ground to ground?
First you state Onyx is not in russian service, not Brahmos not in Indian service. What is your point?
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