The hypersonic version of the BrahMos-2 anti-ship cruise missile, which is being developed by the Russian military-industrial complex "NPO Mashinostroyenia" and the Defence Research and Development Organisation of the Indian Ministry of Defence, will not be as powerful as the 3M22 Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missile. New Delhi is unhappy with this fact, writes the Indian Research Defence Wing (IRDW) publication.
Negotiations between India and Russia on BrahMos-2 appear to have reached a dead end. Hypersonic dreams are postponed.
According to the publication, BrahMos-2 was initially conceived as a new modification of the 3M22 Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missile. However, Russia does not want to transfer the technology of the advanced ramjet engine, without which BrahMos-2 will be released in a truncated form: with a flight speed of Mach 6, instead of Mach 8, like the Zircon.
Russia's unwillingness to share technologies for this crucial component is a major obstacle.
The supersonic anti-ship missile BrahMos is produced by the joint Russian-Indian venture BrahMos Aerospace. In the spring of 2024, the Indian Ministry of Defence signed a contract with BrahMos Aerospace for the supply of BrahMos missiles worth about $2.5 billion.
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