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New Delhi, February 19, 2013
Defence Minister A K Antony today said Russia should induct the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, produced by an Indo-Russian joint venture, in its armed forces so that the success achieved by the project would be fully appreciated.
Addressing the Partnership Day, marking the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Inter Governmental Agreement (IGA) between India and Russia for the formation of the BrahMos joint venture here, he said that the Indian Air Force (IAF) would soon have Brahmos, both on land and air platforms, making it a real force multiplier for all the wings of the Indian Armed Forces.
The Indian Army, Navy and Air Force consider BrahMos to be an important weapon due to its speed, precision and power, he said.
The Government has also decided to expand the infrastructure at multiple centres to cater to larger production requirement of BrahMos missiles and systems, he said.
Mr Antony said the cooperation between scientists and scientific expertise of DRDO and NPOM and many other organisations from India and Russia had proved that there is a way to do things faster and take the lead in the world.
"The partnership has blossomed and yielded results, which have not been achieved by any other country," he said.
He said the role of DRDO, NPOM and the quality assurance agencies in grooming this industry to achieve high technology levels and a superior quality product had resulted in customer satisfaction.
He said this process had resulted in a new trend of thinking, in terms of a collaboration and joint venture, as India too could share its technology and products with others.
BrahMos Aerospace CEO and MD A Sivathanu Pillai, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne, DRDO chief V K Saraswat and NPOM Director General A G Leonov also spoke on the occasion.
What's matter, Indian's Brahmos not sucess enought? must be a rational explaination why India keep insisting and Russia keep silence