Co-director of SO «BrahMos» Alexander MaksichevMOSCOW, Feb 1The military-industrial corporation NPO Mashinostroyeniya will soon conclude a contract with the Russian-Indian enterprise Brahmos for the execution of the first export contract for the supply of missiles to the Philippines, Alexander Maksichev, Managing Co-Director of Brahmos, told RIA Novosti. BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited January 28, 2022 signed a contract with the Philippine Department of Defense for the supply of three coast-based anti-ship missile systems worth $375 million. supply of missiles to the Philippines,» Maksichev said. According to him, the contract between NPO Mashinostroeniya and Brahmos will include both work on the creation of the material part and the adaptation of missiles to the requirements of the customer (Philippines). «All work will be carried out in under the current Missile Control Regime and Technologies (MTCR), which is aimed at limiting the proliferation of missiles and missile technologies,» Maksichev emphasized. Previously, Philippine Defense Minister Delfin Lorenzana announced a deal to acquire three BrahMos ground-based missile systems from India. He noted that in addition to the systems themselves, the contract includes training for operators and operational personnel, as well as the necessary package of integrated logistics support. He explained that the project was «conceptualized» back in 2017, in 2020 it was approved by the office of President Rodrigo Duterte. BrahMos Aerospace, an Indian-Russian joint venture, produces supersonic cruise missiles that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or from ground platforms. The company was established in 1998 and named after the rivers Brahmaputra and Moscow. The Russian side in the joint venture is represented by «NPO Mashinostroeniya.»
