Defence Minister Rajnath Singh confirmed Saturday that Indonesia has formally expressed interest in purchasing the Indo-Russian BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system.

“Indonesia has requested to purchase the BrahMos missile being manufactured in Lucknow,” Singh said, addressing the BJP workers here.

Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off the first batch of BrahMos missiles manufactured at the BrahMos Aerospace unit here October 18.

The manufacturer of the BrahMos supersonic missile system has produced the first batch of missiles at its new integration and test facility in Lucknow.

The state-of-the-art unit, inaugurated May 11, is fully operational now.

The Rs 300-crore unit, located in the state capital’s Bhatgaon in Sarojini Nagar, is one of the most am

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