It's Official! India to Export BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missiles to Vietnam!

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Government plans to export BrahMos missiles, Tejas, air defence system to Vietnam, Indonesia and Venezuela​

NEW DELHI: The Modi government is quietly working on a plan to export defence equipment and armaments produced in India to friendly countries. A beginning could be made by exporting BrahMos missiles to Southeast Asia and South American countries. Vietnam, Indonesia and Venezuela have expressed willingness to procure the supersonic missile jointly produced by India and Russia, sources indicated to ET.

Indo-Vietnam defence ties are on an upward trajectory and Hanoi has been keen for the last few years to purchase this missile. However, there was no progress under the UPA government on the issue, sources indicated. BrahMos missiles have been inducted in all three defence services. The inter-governmental agreement between India and Russia for development of BrahMos missile (290-kmrange) also stipulates use of this advanced system to be inducted into the Indian and Russian armed forces as well as export to friendly countries.

Vietnam and Russia are partners since the days of the Cold War and it can use Russian made defence equipment. India will sign an agreement for supplying defence equipment to Vietnam, during President Pranab Mukherjee's trip from September 14-17. India and Indonesia also share good defence ties that encompasses training and defence exercises.

Recently, Prime Minister narendra Modi had stated that India should move towards self-reliance in producing military weapons and systems and also look for exporting them to friendly nations.

The idea for defence co-development and joint production is not only to obtain cutting-edge technology and self-sufficiency in the long run but also export jointly developed products. So far, India depends on imports for meeting over 65% of its weapons requirement and has been branded as largest importer of arms by international think tanks. India could also export indigenously developed 'Tejas' - Light Combat Aircraft, 'Akash' - air defence system and 'Prahar' class of missiles to friendly countries. Tejas is a lightweight, multi-role, single-engine tactical fighter aircraft.

Akash, a surface-to-air missile, has a range of 25 km. Prahar is a 150 km-range tactical missile system. Several countries have shown interest in the Akash missile system, which was ready to be inducted into the Army. LCA is likely to be ready for induction into IAF by the end of this year after attaining the final operational clearance. Sources also claim that Indian weapon systems are cheaper than Chinese systems.​

Formal defence exports policy, it had earlier exported rifles to Nepal and Oman, besides supplying defence equipment to Myanmar including tanks, radars to Sri Lanka, defence equipment to Maldives, maritime patrol boats to Mauritius and defence spare parts to Vietnam.

India's current norm for defence exports involve supplies not only to friendly countries but also to countries which do not have civil war. "We do not want a situation where arms supplied by us is used by one group against another within the boundary of one country.​

Source(s):- Government plans to export BrahMos missiles, Tejas, air defence system to Vietnam, Indonesia and Venezuela - Economic Times
Defence equipment that India may export - BrahMos, Tejas & Akash: Defence equipment that India may export | The Economic Times
India To Export Defense Equipment To Vietnam, Indonesia And Venezuela
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[FNFAL]

Awesome!!!

kuch paise kama lenge

Burma on the list?

 

[Etilla]

Brahmos, Prahar and Akash are perfect for export as they have good record and good production facility.


But how on earth is the Tejas going to be exported? HAL can't produce any for the IAF.

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Awesome!!!

kuch paise kama lenge

Burma on the list?

There is something more than just "money" that we will be earning - A strategic partnership! Anyways Burma is on the arms embargo list of many countries notably EU and US - last time we sold them some Dhruv ALH's which didn't go down well in the International Community.

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | 'Threat' to EU-Burma embargo

 

[SirHatesALot]

Will believe when it actually happens

 

[FNFAL]

There is something more than just "money" that we will be earning - A strategic partnership! Anyways Burma is on the arms embargo list of many countries notably EU and US - last time we sold them some Dhruv ALH's which didn't go down well in the International Community.
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | 'Threat' to EU-Burma embargo

Vietnam surley more than money angle...nothing will send out a stronger signal. Not sure about venezuela or indonesia though..venezuela for US concerns....

But yes, if we are successful, it could well be the ignite needed for jump starting our own militaty industrila complex with an export centric mindset.

 

[Sam Manekshaw]

All i can see is may export, plan to export

 

[kurup]

Nothing is official ....... Export to Vietnam may be false considering they already have yakhont .

 

[sancho]

That are only DRDO hopes, but the simple fact is, as long as we don't have anything to export, we will not export! That's even the reason why we are the most importing country in the world, so let's not fool ourself here. Tejas is a long shot, Arjun obviously too troubled and maybe to costly, Brahmos is capable but also a costly weapon for most nations, not to mention that in it's current version many potential export countries won't have the platforms to use it, like India will have. Sarars not even close to be developed, IJT...we will need at least till the end of the decade, to improve our capabilities in R&D as well as production, to a useful level that will open chances on the export market. Today, there is hardly anything than Dhruv / Rudra, Cheetha or partially of Do 228 NGs that we could export.

 

[ramakrishna]

what was the fucking thing DRDO did in these 60 years of independence .... in the term where there are other countries which did wonders .... why India is tooo behind ...??? its just because of the greedy Congress party ruling and the people who voted them to power ..... atleast now things will change ( hoping so )

 

[Omega007]

That are only DRDO hopes, but the simple fact is, as long as we don't have anything to export, we will not export! That's even the reason why we are the most importing country in the worlds, so let's not fool ourself here. Tejas is a long shot, Arjun obviously too troubled and maybe to costly, Brahmos is capable but also a costly weapon for most nations, not to mention that in it's current version many potential export countries won't have the platforms to use it, like India will have. Sarars not even close to be developed, IJT...we will need at least till the end of the decade, to improve our capabilities in R&D as well as production, to a useful level that will open chances on the export market. Today, there is hardly anything than Dhruv / Rudra, Cheetha or partially of Do 228 NGs that we could export.

Where did DRDO come into this picture from??Did the article mention its name even for once??!!Don't be such an @ss, man.

 

[jaiind]

Good that India is arming viets against poking neighbor

 

[sancho]

Where did DRDO come into this picture from??

Because the article is just based on speculations and earlier DRDO statements on exporting indigenous defence products. The government doesn't have an agenda of exporting, but on increasing the manufacturing capacity of defence products in India, because that creates the jobs they need to achieve their goals, exporting dreams of DRDO doesn't!
It is far more likely that we can produce and export the Denel Howitzer, based on a TATA platform and produced in India, than exporting Tejas anytime soon. That still might count to exports from India, but won't include DRDO and is exactly what the government hopes for, because the base is the increased defence manufacturing in India via the privat industry, that this and the former government are pushing for.

 

[acid rain]

@sancho,

Vietnam has to just place an enquiry for purchase - all other things can be ironed out in the followup.

 

[APS]

Covertly provide nuclear weapons to Vietnam too