By NNN-PTI
New Delhi : India and Russia will shortlist countries to which the BrahMos missile system, currently under production for the Indian Army and Navy, can be exported.
“Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos has completed development of the missile systems required for the Navy and Army and is currently producing the systems using Indian and Russian industries,” Minister of State for Defence Production Rao Inderjit Singh has said.
In an interview to the premier journal ‘Indian Defence Review’, Singh said the Joint Supervisory Council for the project has already identified the countries to which the BrahMos missile system can be exported.
Observing that the product would be exported to “friendly countries”, he said “the two governments will shortlist the friendly countries after carefully considering the security requirements of both India and Russia and the strategic relationship with these countries.”
Other similar possibilities were being explored with various countries for futuristic systems and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) “will enter into joint ventures, wherever needed and feasible”.
Asked about delays in finalisation of procurements, the Minister said the Defence Procurement Procedures adopted in 2006 “would be revised to address some of these concerns.”