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For the first time, evidence from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) reveals that the latest and most advanced variant of one of India’s most closely-guarded weapon systems — the indigenous, dual-role, extended-range BrahMos cruise missile — works out to about Rs 34 crore ($4.85 million) each.
On Thursday, the MoD announced that the Navy had ordered the ship-borne version of the supersonic BrahMos “at an overall approximate cost of Rs 1,700 crore under the Buy-Indian category”.
The announcement revealed that the BrahMos missile systems being acquired were “dual role capable,” meaning that they could destroy targets on land, while also having the
