The BrahMos missile is manufactured by BrahMos Aerospace, which is a joint venture of the Indian and Russian governments. While the South Asian country owns a 51 percent stake in the company, Russia holds 49 percent of its shares.
Its unique name - BrahMos - is an amalgamation of two mighty rivers of the world - India's Brahmaputra and Russia's Moskva rivers.
It was jointly developed by India's premier defence research body, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), and NPO Mashinostroyeniya of Russia.
India has conducted a range of trials of extended-range variants of BrahMos in recent weeks, ahead of the widely acclaimed rocket's latest version's induction into the Indian Armed Forces.
The BrahMos rocket has become the backbone of India's conventional missile arsenal.
Brahmos missile
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Why Detecting BrahMos is Nearly Impossible?
Military experts have opined that intercepting the Brahmos missile is nearly impossible, considering it flies at a supersonic speed of Mach 3 (3,700 km/per).
BrahMos rocket (desk)
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Earlier, a former Indian Air Force officer revealed to Sputnik India that air defence systems across the world, except for Russia's S-400 and S-500, cannot track down missiles like the BrahMos.
Where is BrahMos, Indian-Russian Joint Venture Supersonic Missile, Produced?
Though manufacturing units of the BrahMos missiles are a highly guarded secret, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh disclosed that a new factory that would produce the projectile is coming up in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Two other production hubs of the missile are located in Pilani in Rajasthan state and Thiruvananthapuram city of Kerala.