Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Indonesia has entered into an agreement with India to buy the BrahMos missile system, its Defence Ministry spokesperson Rico Ricardo Sirait has said, reported IANS. Rico told the Reuters news agency that the agreement was “part of Indonesia’s modernisation of military hardware and defence capabilities, especially in the maritime sector”.
BrahMos, a company co-owned by the Indian and Russian governments, has been in discussions with Indonesia for the sale of the cruise missile. The agreement follows prolonged negotiations that gained momentum during high-level visits, including discussions at the India-Indonesia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue in 2025.
Jakarta has become the second foreign buyer of the supersonic cruise missile after the Philippines. In January 2022, Manila signed a $375 million contract for three shore-based anti-ship BrahMos batteries, with the first batch of deliveries taking place in 2024.