BrahMos Missile in Indian Armed Forces

GarryB wrote:Good for India.

Developing a new missile doesn't mean much if you don't make a lot of them ready when you need them.

More importantly, this billion dollar deal with Russia, following last month's multi million dollar contract for Mig 29 engines, demonstrates India's disregard for CAATSA especially at a time when the US, EU is imposing more sanctions on Russia.

How many missiles are we talking about?

One million... 

ALAMO wrote:How many missiles are we talking about?

200 missiles

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/ccs-approves-19000-cr-deal-for-200-brahmos-missiles-for-navy/article67874773.ece

More importantly, this billion dollar deal with Russia, following last month's multi million dollar contract for Mig 29 engines, demonstrates India's disregard for CAATSA especially at a time when the US, EU is imposing more sanctions on Russia.

You say that but I rather suspect the delays in purchases probably had more to do with currency issues... like what would Russia to with more Indian currency considering the trade imbalance with India buying energy from Russia too.

I rather think Russia will start investing in India a bit more, perhaps getting civilian ships built in India to use up their Indian currency surplus... which of course benefits India and Russia.

India to purchase BRAHMOS missile worth US$4 billion.

The article link above "https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/ccs-approves-19000-cr-deal-for-200-brahmos-missiles-for-navy/article67874773.ece"

Says the deal was for 19,000 crore for 200 missiles. 1 crore is 10 million, so 19,000 crore is 190 000 000 000, and the exchange rate at the moment with the US dollar is 0.0012 US dollars per rupee. By my calculation that means 190 billion rupees is 228 million US dollars, so those 200 missiles are practically just over 1 million US dollars each.

Sounds like a bargain to me considering Tomahawk missiles you would need in much greater numbers to be sure some would hit the target cost a lot more than 1 million dollars each.

Keep in mind that when you make things yourself you pay a lot extra so we could say Russian Onyx missiles would be rather a lot less than 1 million US dollars. (which is a given because if that is how much they cost they probably wouldn't use them.)

GarryB wrote:The article link above "https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/ccs-approves-19000-cr-deal-for-200-brahmos-missiles-for-navy/article67874773.ece"
By my calculation that means 190 billion rupees is 228 million US dollars, so those 200 missiles are practically just over 1 million US dollars each.

190 billion rupees is not 228 million US dollars. It is 2.28 billion US dollars.