Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone for Defence Technology & Test Centre and BRAHMOS Manufacturing Centre in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on December 26, 2021.
- The BRAHMOS Manufacturing Centre has been established by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO).
- A first of its kind Defence Technologies & Test Centre (DTTC), over approximately 22 acres is being set up to accelerate the growth of the defence and aerospace manufacturing clusters in Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UP DIC).
- The BRAHMOS Manufacturing Centre, announced by BrahMos Aerospace, is a modern, state-of-art facility in the Lucknow node of UP DIC.
- It will cover over 200 acres and produce the new BRAHMOS-NG (Next Generation) variant, which carries forward the lineage of the BRAHMOS weapons system. This new centre would be ready over the next two to three years and will commence production at a rate of 80-100 BRAHMOS-NG missiles per year.
About BRAHMOS
- The BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile system is one of the most successful missile programmes in the world.
- India has undertaken jointly in partnership with its closest strategic ally Russia.
- BRAHMOS-NG missile, having smaller, lighter and smarter dimensions, would be designed for deployment on a wider number of modern military platforms, including land, sea, underwater and air.
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