Indonesia eyes coastal, sea-launched BrahMos

Indonesia's military seeks to procure India's BrahMos missiles, discussing coastal and sea-launched versions during recent talks, enhancing defense ties.

Indonesia’s armed forces have expressed interest in both coastal batteries and sea-launched versions of India’s BrahMos supersonic cruise missile as part of the Southeast Asian nation’s comprehensive military restructuring programme, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

File photo of BrahMos missiles. (AFP/File)

The procurement of BrahMos missiles, jointly developed by India and Russia, figured in Indonesian defence minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin’s discussions with Indian interlocutors during his visit to New Delhi last month. Besides co-chairing the bilateral defence ministers’ dialogue with his counterpart Rajnath Singh,