Mumbai: Godrej Aerospace has handed over the 200th set of the stealth universal supersonic cruise missile airframe assemblies to BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. (BAPL) for use in its missile systems. The announcement was made today by Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group. The new addition is set to further enhance India’s national security through self-reliance. Each airframe of the BrahMos missile consists of 138 complicated subassemblies that are manufactured from more than 1500 parts.
The handover ceremony took place virtually and was attended by key leaders and mentors from Godrej & Boyce, BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd, Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), and Missile Systems Quality Assurance Agency (MSQAA).
Commenting on the milestone achievement by Godrej Aerospace, Executive Director & President of Godrej & Boyce, Anil Verma, said, "It brings me immense joy to hand over the 200th BrahMos airframe today. The credits to achieving this milestone go to teamwork and contribution by the entire team including officers from BrahMos, scientists from DRDL, representatives from MSQAA, and the Godrej Aerospace team. It is a matter of virtue for us to undertake work that enhances national security. The roots of Godrej & Boyce are based on self-reliance. Hence, it is an honour for us to contribute towards the growth of the country. We assure complete support to BrahMos, MSQAA, and DRDO and are looking forward to upscale the production to reach bigger milestones in the coming future."
The BrahMos missile is a stealth universal supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from ships, submarines, aircraft, and land-based platforms. It can be used for a precision strike to destroy targets on land and sea.
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CEO & MD of BrahMos Aerospace, Dr Sudhir Mishra, acknowledged the milestone in manufacturing advanced missiles and encouraged Godrej to channelize its focus on design & development.
"Godrej is one of the major trusted partners of the BrahMos Industry Consortium and we are honoured to have worked together in the contribution of this endeavour. This project is not merely an achievement in the production and development of the most advanced missiles, but also is a prominent assertion of the Make-in-India narrative. We hope to continue to set such benchmarks in the development and production of sophisticated weapon systems by growing our partnership with Godrej & Boyce," Mishra said during the event.
Godrej Aerospace has been associated with the BrahMos programme since its inception in 2001. Godrej Aerospace is a dominant contributor manufacturing most of the metallic sub-systems in the BrahMos missile. Besides the main airframe, they supply control surfaces and nose caps. Godrej & Boyce’s business Godrej Precision Engineering also supplies the Mobile Autonomous Launchers, Missile Replenishing Vehicles for the land launched versions.
