Uttar Pradesh to Start Manufacturing BrahMos Missiles Soon

LUCKNOW: In a major development that could turn out to be a trendsetter uplifting the scenario of the state both economically and socially, UP could soon start manufacturing the Next-Gen state of the art BrahMos missile. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has given his consent to the project, sources confirmed to TOI.
The BrahMos Aerospace’s director general Dr Sudhir Kumar Misra in a letter (a copy of which is with TOI) sent on Tuesday to UPEIDA CEO and additional chief secretary (home) Awanish Awasthi has sought 200 acre land for the project at the Defence Corridor.
Awasthi confirmed to TOI: “We have decided to provide land to BrahMos Aerospace. The delegation from aerospace also met the CM today.”
BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile is the only unique, precise and state-of-the-art cruise missile in the world. The missile has been designed, developed and produced by BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture of DRDO, Government of India and NPOM, Government of Russia, Misra stated in the letter.

At present, all three services of Indian defence forces have this weapon system, he further stated and added that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has already given consent to go ahead with the project.
The DRDO, Ministry of Defence which is the major shareholder of joint venture proposed to establish production facility for BRAHMOS-NG in UP Defence Corridor, the letter stated and added that being project of national importance, there is a requirement of establishing such a facility in location having strategic depth as also connectivity to air, rail and road. The requirement of land would be approximately 200 acres.
As per the project proposal, the BrahMos Aerospace has production facilities at Hyderabad, Nagpur and Bilani and has order value of Rs 35,000 crore placed by Indian Army, Navy and Air Force. The proposal also states that Indian Airforce has confirmed interest in BRAHMOS-NG missiles for 400 in numbers costing around Rs 8,000 crore to be delivered in next five years. Similarly, discussions are on with the Indian Army and Navy for such orders. The venture is also seeing the possibility of additional export orders worth Rs 10,000 crore in the next five years. The anticipated order would amount to about Rs 42,000 crore. The proposal also intends to manufacture the above order in Uttar Pradesh itself.
According to the project proposal estimate, Rs 300 crore would be invested for civil infrastructure and the construction work would begin within three months of getting possession of land.
The project is expected to generate huge employment. As per the proposal, around 10,000 personnel including skilled, semi-skilled non-skilled workers would be required directly and indirectly. The unit alone would be needing around 500 engineers and technicians while the rest others would be at ancillary units.
The project is expected to produce 300 missiles by the third year and the same is expected to produce GST worth Rs 360 crore each year totalling to Rs 1440 crore during 4 years. The research and development activity would get completed is estimated to begin by 3rd year, the proposal report stated.
Sources said that the letter of approval from the Chief minister Yogi Adityanath is expected soon.

Source: ToI