3 min readNew DelhiNov 28, 2025 04:20 AM IST
First published on: Nov 28, 2025 at 04:20 AM IST
India and Indonesia Thursday discussed the finer details related to BrahMos supersonic cruise missile procurement, during the third India-Indonesia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue co-chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Indonesian counterpart Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin. This marks further progress towards the sale of the weapon system to Jakarta.
As both sides reaffirmed long-standing strategic partnership and deepening bilateral defence cooperation, Singh also gifted a model of the missile to Sjamsoeddin.
If the BrahMos deal goes through, Indonesia will be the second country to procure the weapon system from India, after the Philippines which has procured three batteries of weapon system in 2022. The missiles procured by the Philippines have a range of around 290 km.
New Delhi has been in talks with Jakarta over the sale of the missile system, made under a joint venture between the DRDO and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya.
The supersonic cruise missile has been operationalised in all three defence services and played a key role in attacking set targets inside Pakistan during Operation Sindoor.
Brahmos Aerospace Private Ltd is looking to export the missile system and its compact next-gen version BrahMos NG to at least 10 countries, including South Africa and West Asian countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt. Work has been underway to upgrade the range of the existing BrahMos missiles from 290 km to 500 km for land attacks and 400 km for ship attacks. Electronic counter-counter measures are also part of the other upgrades being carried out.
During the dialogue, both sides also discussed collaboration in defence medicine and pharmaceuticals, including joint research, technology transfer, and training programmes to strengthen military health resilience, while reaffirming a strong foundation of bilateral defence cooperation, including the Defence Cooperation Agreement and the work of the Joint Defence Cooperation Committee.
ExplainedMissile to see upgraded range
The range of the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, which has been operational in all three defence services and played a key role in attacking set targets inside Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, is expected to be upgraded from 290 km to 500 km for land attacks and 400 km for ship attacks.
According to a Defence Ministry statement, both sides reiterated the importance of maintaining a free, open, peaceful, stable, and prosperous Indo-Pacific, guided by international law and respect for sovereignty.
“Indonesia appreciated India’s proposal to establish a Joint Defence Industry Cooperation Committee,” the statement noted. Both countries reaffirmed their commitment to a just and lasting peace in Palestine. “Indonesia reaffirmed its readiness to contribute peacekeeping personnel to Gaza under the UN Mandate.”
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with his Indonesian counterpart Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin in New Delhi on Thursday. (Express photo by Amit Mehra) 
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