English: Cruise missile BrahMos on display at IMDS-2007
The Indian government is in talks with the United Arab Emirates to sell some of its flagship defence systems, including the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, Reuters reported on June 22, citing four Indian sources.
Two sources with direct knowledge on the matter told the news agency that the discussions also include the potential sale of India’s air defence control system Akashteer.
“UAE has shown interest for a number of our weapon systems including BrahMos and Akashteer. The talks between India and UAE are at initial stages and are progressing fast,” said a third source with direct knowledge of the matter.
The BrahMos was jointly developed during the 1990s by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation and the Russian Federation’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya on the basis of the P-800 Oniks.
Just like the Russian-made Oniks, the BrahMos can reach a speed of up to Mach 3 with the range of its latest version reaching over 800 kilometers. Upon approaching its target, the missile is capable of flying as low as three to ten meters to avoid detection.
The BrahMos relies on a complex guidance system built around a satellite-aided inertial navigation system and a jam-resistant active radar homing seeker. While it was mainly designed to engage water-born targets, it can strike ground-based targets as effectively.
The missile can be launched from land, sea and air. The air-launched version is reported to have a range of up to 500 kilometers.
The potential sale of the BrahMos would require formal approval from Russia, not just India. However Moscow’s close diplomatic and defense ties with Abu Dhabi likely mean the requirement is unlikely to delay the deal.
If the deal is sealed, the UAE will likely end up getting the export version of the BrahMos whose range is limited to 290 kilometers in line with the Missile Technology Control Regime.
Meanwhile, the Akashteer is an artificial intelligence-enabled, fully automated air defence control and reporting system, which is designed, developed and manufactured by Bharat Electronics in collaboration with Defence Research and Development Organisation and Indian Space Research Organisation.
The UAE’s interest in purchasing defence equipment from India and other sources is clearly driven by the recent American-Israeli war with Iran. Gulf states were badly hit by the Islamic Republic during the conflict. Abu Dhabi is now working to further enhance its military capabilities.
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then its on its way to ussa to be studied and countermeasures developed.
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it would be better that russia give this system to houttis, dont forget that usa has given harpoon, atacms, himars and gbu bombs among others to ukraine to hit russia
the fog increases. the war mafia will use any weapon they can obtain to attack iran. the zionist mentality historically prefers genocide by military means. future attacking of iran is coming. war lords always choose war
this is the wrong time for the uae — the uae that is very close to israel – to receive hypersonic cruise missiles from russia or india…. and very dangerous at this critical time. bad, bad, bad!
india is as close to isreal as is the uae. every weapon not developed by china or russia alone has the funktion to support and enhance the west.
y que va a pasar si lo disparan contra irán?