India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that the rollout of the first batch of indigenously made BrahMos missiles from the aerospace unit in Lucknow reflects the nation’s rising confidence and growing strength.

Singh said that the Lucknow production unit will manufacture 100 BrahMos missiles and supply them to the Indian Army and Navy, and he added that the weapon has become central to the armed forces.

At the flag off of the first batch here Singh stated, "I think that in the course of time, along with the reputation of BrahMos, the reputation of Lucknow has also increased. This project also represents the confidence of the country and increased strength. Lucknow is one of the six nodes of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor. Could anyone have thought some years ago that Lucknow would make the country's most sophisticated missiles? This dream has come true."

He said the BrahMos plant is not only a sign of the armed forces strength but also shows that Uttar Pradesh is ready to meet any challenge whether it is an internal security issue or an external threat, and he said the Chief Minister deserves credit for changing the state’s image. Singh said India is overcoming problems caused by disruptions in the spare parts supply chain which he said some supplier countries have used as a weapon.

"BrahMos has become the backbone of the armed forces. About 100 missiles would be fired from here annually. Missiles would be supplied to the Army, Navy, and Air Force. This BrahMos plant has come up on about 200 acres. Its cost is about Rs 380 crore, and it would give employment to hundreds of youths. Nowadays, we're witnessing news of supplier nations restricting the supply of spare parts. This supply chain disruption is being used as a weapon. We are now overcoming this challenge," the Defence Minister said.

He called the flagging off of missiles from Lucknow within five months of opening of the facility a historic achievement and a step that strengthens national security and Aatmanirbharta.

"It is a source of pride for me that the state-of-the-art Booster and Warhead construction of BrahMos is taking place today. This is historic for the people of Uttar Pradesh and particularly Lucknow. I congratulate them on this day when a milestone is being reached in the defence field. It kindles the sense of pride in me," Singh stated.
 
He added that Lucknow is no longer only a city of culture but is also becoming a technology driven centre and a hub for defence manufacturing which boosts the nation’s security and self- reliance, noting the facility was commissioned on May 11, 2025 and that within five months the first consignment of BrahMos missiles is being dispatched from Lucknow. On BrahMos’s role in Operation Sindoor, Singh stated that what unfolded there was only a preview.

"BrahMos was useful for India's defence in Operation Sindoor. Victory is not an accident, but victory has become our habit. What was seen in Operation Sindoor was only a trailer. But that trailer itself caused Pakistan to realise that if India could give birth to Pakistan, I need not say anything more regarding what else it could do," the Defence Minister declared.
 
Singh inspected the BrahMos aerospace production unit in Lucknow with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak and flagged off trucks carrying the first indigenously produced batch of BrahMos missiles. He also observed a BrahMos virtual strike conducted by the Indian Air Force’s Su-30 fighter aircraft.

BrahMos is a two-stage missile with a solid propellant booster as the first stage that brings it to supersonic speed before separating, and a liquid ramjet second stage that propels the missile close to 2.8 Mach in cruise. Stealth features and a guidance system with advanced embedded software give the missile special capabilities.
 
The missile can travel up to 290 km at supersonic speed throughout its flight which reduces flight time, lowers target dispersion, shortens engagement time, and makes interception by known weapon systems difficult.

BrahMos follows the "Fire and Forget" principle and can follow varied flight paths to the target. Its destructive effect is increased by high kinetic energy on impact and its cruise altitude can reach 15 km while the terminal altitude can be as low as 5 metres. BrahMos can carry a conventional warhead of up to 200 kgs.
 
Compared with current state of the art, subsonic cruise missiles BrahMos offers roughly three times the speed, two and a half to three times the range, three to four times the seeker range, and nine times the kinetic energy.
 
The missile has a common configuration across land sea and sub-sea platforms and uses a Transport Launch Canister for transport storage and launch with the canister serving as both container and launching tube.