The Indian army has placed a $2 billion (1.36 billion euro) order for cruise missiles from the Russo-Indian company BrahMos, the Interfax news agency said Aug. 19.
"The order by the Indian armed forces comes to 2 billion dollars," the firm's chief executive Sivanthanu Pillai was quoted as saying by the Russian Interfax news agency.
BrahMos Aerospace is a joint Russian-Indian venture established in 1998 to design, develop, produce and market a cruise missile.
The BrahMos missile has a range of 280 kilometers (175 miles).
Russia is India's main arms supplier.
"The order by the Indian armed forces comes to 2 billion dollars," the firm's chief executive Sivanthanu Pillai was quoted as saying by the Russian Interfax news agency.
BrahMos Aerospace is a joint Russian-Indian venture established in 1998 to design, develop, produce and market a cruise missile.
The BrahMos missile has a range of 280 kilometers (175 miles).
Russia is India's main arms supplier.