India has been increasing its engagement with
the regional bloc as per its 'Act East Policy'.
ASEAN nations are seeking to purchase major defence and
weapons systems from India, including the Akash and BrahMos missiles, according
to a report by The Financial Express.
According to the report, export of Akash and BrahMos will
be topping the agenda when the 10 ASEAN leaders meet during the ASEAN-India
Commemorative Summit in New Delhi on the eve of India's Republic Day.
India has been increasing its engagement with the
regional bloc as per its 'Act East Policy'. India has been making engagements
in the fields of maritime security, military exercises, trade and investments.
In August 2017, India clarified that it was not supplying
BrahMos anti-ship cruise missiles to Vietnam even as the South Asian country
had said that the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two nations
had been growing in many fields including security and defence.
Prior to that, various reports had suggested that India
was considering supplying the missiles to the southeast Asian nation.
Akash, a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile has
been developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and
produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL). The missile system can target
aircrafts flying 30 kilometres away at altitudes of up to 18,000 metres.
The BrahMos is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise
missile and is capable of being launched from submarines, ships, aircrafts and
from land-based equipments.
Original post: moneycontrol.com
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