BrahMos CEO: Design, development work on hypersonic version of BrahMos has begun

04 February 2008

Tenali: India has begun work on the BrahMos-2 project, which will see the design and development of hypersonic missiles, according to Dr A Sivathanu Pillai, chief executive officer (CEO) of BrahMos Aerospace. Dr Pillai was speaking at the conferment ceremony of the 16th Dr Y Nayudamma Award of which he is the recipient.

The chairman and managing director of the KCP Group, VL Dutt, presented the award to Dr Pillai at a function in this coastal town.

The BrahMos-2 project, a joint one with Russia, will apparently see the participation of more than 20 Russian institutes and companies along with a similar number from the Indian industry participating.

The hypersonic missiles will fly at speeds of Mach 5-7 or five to seven times the speed of sound.

According to Dr Pillai, joint teams from India and Russia are working on designing different versions of the missile. Currently, the BrahMos is available in ship-to-ship, land to ship and land-to-land versions.

A submarine launched version is also ready but a suitable submarine to carry or even test the BrahMos was yet to be finalised.