India's ASEAN Defence Outreach: BrahMos Deal With Vietnam Confirmed, Indonesia Next In Line

India on Saturday confirmed that it has signed a major deal with Vietnam to supply BrahMos missiles, and another agreement with Indonesia is in the “final stages”.

“My understanding is that with both Indonesia and Vietnam, the deals are in the final stages. In fact, for Vietnam, I understand that it has already been signed – probably not publicly announced, but already signed,” Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh told reporters at the Shangri-La Dialogue.

Singh underscored that these countries come in the category of friendly foreign countries with whom India was happy to share this kind of advanced technology. “India has a strong commitment to the ASEAN nations, and we treat all as friendly foreign countries with whom we can share advanced defence

technologies,” he added.

Defense Secretary Rajesh Kumar confirms that the Brahmos deal has already been signed with Vietnam. pic.twitter.com/wFIRXQ3Kkh

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India, which has been building up domestic defence manufacturing for local ​use ​and exports, ⁠struck a deal with the Philippines to sell the supersonic cruise missiles. According to reports, Vietnamese President To Lam discussed buying BrahMos missiles during his 3-day visit to India earlier this month.

The move was attributed to India’s Act East policy and countering China’s influence in Southeast Asia. All three countries have tense relations with China because of overlapping territorial claims in the South China Sea.

During To Lam’s visit, India and Vietnam advanced negotiations over a potential $700 million deal to buy the missiles. “We (India and Vietnam) do talk about a number of platforms, and BrahMos platform is also one of them and you know,” said the Ministry of External Affairs at the time.

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In March, Indonesia entered into discussions with India to procure the BrahMos missile system on a deal worth $200 million to $350 million. The potential deal could benefit several Indian defence companies that supply components and subsystems for the missile programme.

If finalised, Indonesia would become the second international customer for the BrahMos missile after the Philippines. However, the value of the agreement and the number of missile systems to be procured have not yet been disclosed.

What Is BrahMos?

The BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile, widely considered one of the fastest and most advanced in the world. It is a joint venture between India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya, forming BrahMos Aerospace. The name is a portmanteau of two rivers: the Brahmaputra (India) and the Moskva (Russia).

It travels at Mach 2.8 to 3.0 (nearly three times the speed of sound), making it nearly impossible for existing air defence systems to intercept. The original range is 290 km, with extended (ER) of 450 km to 800 km. It can perform sea-skimming as low as 3–10 metres to evade radar or fly at high altitudes up to 15 km.